41.   Sharon, who has consistently opposed major Israeli concessions to the Palestinians, says the most he would countenance is a long-term interim agreement.

42.   Sharon has consistently opposed major Israeli concessions to the Palestinians and says the most he would countenance is a long-term interim agreement.

43.   Some PNC members have urged Arafat to seek Israeli concessions in return for revoking the charter, such as a declaration that the Palestinians are entitled to a state.

44.   Syria, seeking Israeli concessions on the Golan Heights, is behind continued violence in southern Lebanon, a hawkish Israeli Cabinet minister charged Tuesday.

45.   The Palestinians believe that they can only win Israeli concessions through U.S. intervention.

46.   The proposals include some minor Israeli concessions.

47.   The offer -- a rare Israeli concession -- is aimed at pressing Lebanon to secure the border once Israel pulls out.

48.   The United States has been trying to win some Israeli concessions in hopes of settling the latest crisis.

49.   Hardline right-wing MP and ex-defence minister Ariel Sharon wrote off Jordan as a Palestinian state on Tuesday and warned against Israeli concessions to the kingdom.

50.   A senior Netanyahu aide said the Jordanians had sought to win Israeli concessions on the water issue to justify a Netanyahu-Prince Hassan meeting to the Arab world.