41.   Sharon, a former general, has consistently opposed land concessions to the Palestinians.

42.   Sharon has said he opposes concessions offered by Barak, and all earlier Israeli proposals are off the table.

43.   Sharon heads the right-wing Likud party, which has bitterly opposed the concessions Barak offered at Camp David.

44.   Sharon opposes territorial concessions to Syria on the Golan Heights and wants to keep most of the West Bank under Israeli control.

45.   Sharon, who staunchly opposes any concessions to the Palestinians in Jerusalem, denied he was trying to provoke Muslim worshippers.

46.   Sharon, who staunchly opposes the concessions Barak has offered, said those proposals will no longer be on the table if he wins.

47.   Sharon believes that Israel must keep much of the West Bank for security reasons, and his supporters include Jewish settlers who oppose territorial concessions to the Palestinians.

48.   Sharon opposes concessions to the Palestinians.

49.   Sharon staunchly opposes concessions to the Palestinians.

50.   That move would dim peace prospects even further since Likud opposes concessions to the Palestinians.