31.   He suggested he might use more military force should the violence persist.

32.   However, violence persisted despite the truce deal affirmed last week by Peres and Arafat.

33.   However, the violence has persisted, with Israel and the Palestinians accusing each other of major truce violations.

34.   In the rocky hills just a few miles south of Jerusalem, the violence persisted.

35.   In the West Bank, violence persisted with two Palestinians killed by Israel gunfire.

36.   Intermittent violence persisted, highlighting questions about how democratic the upcoming polls can be amid continued intimidation and killing of opposition party workers.

37.   In the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the violence persisted.

38.   Israel signaled that it would reject the proposal and violence persisted.

39.   Israel Radio, quoting senior Israeli officials, said the Cabinet ministers also discussed the possibility of banishing Arafat if the Palestinian violence persisted.

40.   Israeli leader Ehud Barak said earlier in the week that he would consider allowing contacts between the sides on merit, even if the violence persisted.