1.   Arafat addressed the Palestinian legislative council in the West Bank town of Ramallah Wednesday.

2.   A charismatic speaker seen by some as a possible successor to Arafat, Barghouti is a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council and the Palestinian legislative council.

3.   A man walked up to Mrs. Ashrawi, who is running for the Palestinian council in election on Saturday, and handed her a child.

4.   Ahmed Khoury, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, said further talks with Israel should be made conditional on a cessation of settlement activity.

5.   Ahmed Qureia, also known as Abu Ala, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, made a similar point.

6.   Dr. Ghazi Hanania, a member of the Palestinian legislative council, shooed the staff back inside the hospital.

7.   Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has been meeting secretly with Ahmed Qurei, also known as Abu Ala, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council.

8.   Given a warm hug by Arafat, Hirsch said he had been given responsibility for Jewish affairs in the Palestinian council.

9.   The legislator, Hatem Abdel Qader, represents East Jerusalem in the Palestinian legislative council.

10.   The negotiators will not grapple with the issue of elections for a Palestinian council until the early empowerment issues are resolved, Shaath said.