71.   He speaks fluent Hebrew, thanks to long years in Israeli prisons and long negotiations with Israeli leaders.

72.   His decision to resume negotiations by turning over more land has made him cheered in a world not given to cheering Israeli leaders.

73.   Hussein reached out across decades of hostility to shake hands on the White House lawn with Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin.

74.   If they win, so will Israeli political leaders opposed to peace.

75.   If this was a well-established Arab viewpoint, it was what followed that most piqued Israeli leaders.

76.   Important Israeli political leaders are ready to write him off and wait however long it takes for a more politically courageous and decisive Palestinian leader to emerge.

77.   If not, Clinton should give the Israeli leader something better.

78.   In a rare meeting with the foreign press, Arafat refused to be drawn into any criticism of the Israeli leader or the new American administration.

79.   In addition, last year, U.S. officials warned Israeli leaders that proposed defense cuts in Israel would make it harder to ask for more U.S. aid.

80.   In doing so, the secretary appeared to be putting the onus on the Israeli leader and suggested that his stated goal of total quiet was probably unachievable.