51.   American mediators Dennis Ross and Aaron Miller are participating in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which are due to resume on Sunday after a break.

52.   Another senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Palestinians also would send an official in the next few days to talk to the American mediators.

53.   Arafat also will send an official later in the week for parallel talks with the American mediators.

54.   Arafat will send an official to Washington for parallel talks with the American mediators, U.S. officials said.

55.   Arafat also will send an official later in the week for parallel talks with the American mediators, said a senior U.S. official Wednesday on condition of anonymity.

56.   Beilin, however, expressed hope that talks could resume sooner with the help of American mediators.

57.   But Albright said American mediator Dennis Ross would return to the region next month to try to get Israeli negotiations with Syria and the Palestinians going again.

58.   British and Irish officials said Wednesday they were near agreement on arrangements for peace talks in Northern Ireland and the role of an American mediator.

59.   But he said he had not heard yet from American mediator Anthony Zinni, who is trying to repair a broken truce between ISrael and the Palestinians.

60.   But his spokesman, Gadi Baltiansky, said the prime minister was seeing American mediator Dennis Ross later Friday.