71.   He said settlement building is the most dangerous threat to peace since it would mean Israel taking more Palestinian land.

72.   He said campaigners were demanding an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, the dismantling of Jewish settlements and the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes.

73.   His ruling, or fatwa, came after Palestinian Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein said that any Palestinian caught selling land to Jews should face the death penalty.

74.   Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv Saturday, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.

75.   Holiday security was tight in Israel, even though the Palestinian lands were sealed off, with residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip forbidden to enter.

76.   However, almost everyone in the Palestinian lands who wants a gun already has one.

77.   Illegal gun possession is pervasive in Palestinian lands.

78.   If the Palestinian lands are awash in weaponry, so is Israel.

79.   In addition, three suspected Palestinian land dealers were killed last year, Eid said.

80.   In another report, the Haaretz daily said the government plans to build new roads in the West Bank that would require expropriating more Palestinian land.