61.   Peres consulted Sunday with opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu who declared a political truce and said he would support the government in all steps against Hamas.

62.   Peres is also trying to draw religious parties into at least indirectly supporting his government.

63.   Plazynski said, however, that his party would support the government on security issues and legislation necessary to join the European Union.

64.   Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, leader of the religious Shas Party, later backed away from his comments, reportedly calling Netanyahu to assure him he still supported the government.

65.   A seventh, religious party will support the government from the outside.

66.   A seventh, religious party will support the government but not participate in the Cabinet.

67.   After the Social Democratic prime minister announced his plan, the right-wing opposition said it would support the government.

68.   Also at the rally, several speakers accused the United States of being behind the attacks, since America supports the governments in neighboring countries.

69.   And he supports the government.

70.   Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Chad actively support the government in Kinshasa, while Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi back opposition ranks, the report said.