21.   Israeli security officials warned that if no compromise was reached and Israel shut the offices by force, large-scale Palestinian riots should be expected.

22.   It will also shut representative offices in Frankfurt, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei.

23.   Many offices were shut and teachers complied with an Education Department order to close schools.

24.   Many offices were shut and teachers complied with an Education Department order to close down schools.

25.   Netanyahu says Palestinian office will be shut.

26.   Offices will be shut for two days, and many people planned to spend them as they would any holiday, including visiting relatives in China.

27.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the offices shut last week because they were said to be operating under the Palestinian Authority in violation of peace agreements.

28.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the offices shut last week because they were allegedly operating under the Palestinian Authority in violation of peace agreements.

29.   Tens of thousands of German doctors shut their offices Friday in a nationwide day of protest against a new law capping their incomes.

30.   The government had ordered the office shut by Monday afternoon.