61.   From the helipad, Chirac was to drive to the Palestinian legislative council building to deliver a speech, the first foreign leader to appear before the fledgling legislature.

62.   Guest Hussam Khader, a member of the Palestinian legislative council, said the Palestinian newspapers should be more critical of the government.

63.   Hatem Abdel Qader, a member of the Palestinian legislative council, said Ocalan should be tried by a regular court.

64.   Husseini met Wednesday with members of the Palestinian legislative council and Israeli peace activists to discuss ways of stopping the construction project.

65.   In a session of the Palestinian legislative council in Bethlehem on Wednesday, several lawmakers for the first time openly criticized the security forces.

66.   In Bethlehem, however, Arafat had harsh words for the Israelis in a speech to the Palestinian legislative council.

67.   In February, the secretary general of the group, Pierre Sane, raised the issue with Arafat and members of the Palestinian legislative council, the report said.

68.   Israel insists that the agreement requires the Palestinian council to take a formal vote, while the Palestinians say only approval of the letter by acclamation is required.

69.   Israel TV said Friday that Arafat had decided to hold general elections for a Palestinian governing council in March, once the troop redeployment in Hebron is completed.

70.   It consists of PNC delegates, members of the Palestinian legislative council and the PLO Executive Committee, among others.