1.   That, in turn, would tempt Saddam to seek ways of creating more friction in the crumbling coalition.

2.   At the time, hard-liners demanded that Netanyahu freeze the agreement and threatened to topple his crumbling coalition if he did not.

3.   On Monday, Netanyahu faces a tough challenge to his crumbling coalition in parliament when a bill calling for early elections comes up for a vote.

4.   The Palestinians countered that Netanyahu was holding up the agreement because he wanted to appease hard-line legislators and prevent the fall of his crumbling coalition.

5.   The Palestinians said they have kept their commitments and that Netanyahu scrapped the accord because he was trying to appease hard-liners in his crumbling coalition.

6.   The partners announced Sunday they would try to salvage their crumbling coalition by swapping the premiership and calling early elections.

7.   The Palestinians said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up the agreement because he wanted to appease hard-line legislators and prevent the fall of his crumbling coalition.

8.   But he acknowledged that the crumbling coalition could not last long.