61.   Despite fears of terror attacks, the day passed uneventfully, with the Palestinian lands remaining sealed off.

62.   Even with low expectations on the Palestinian side, failure could intensify the kind of frustration that already fuels a daily war of attrition in the Palestinian lands.

63.   Elsewhere in the Palestinian lands, thousands made the traditional morning visit to the graves of loved ones.

64.   Farrakhan, making his first visit to the Palestinian lands, was immediately welcomed by Palestinian leaders.

65.   Foreign Minister Shimon Peres renewed a government pledge Thursday not to start any new Jewish communities or confiscate Palestinian land for settlements.

66.   For example, there are no public kindergartens in the Palestinian lands.

67.   Hamas is opposed to peace with Israel and sees the whole of Israel as occupied Palestinian land.

68.   Hamas rejects the Israeli-Palestinian peace agreements, contending they will not lead to the return of occupied Palestinian land.

69.   He charged that the Israelis are confiscating Palestinian land and uprooting olive trees.

70.   He said he was talking with Israel about ways to help improve the flow of workers and goods in and out of the Palestinian lands.