1.   Arafat also recently reconciled with Nayef Hawatmeh, the leader of another Syrian-based Palestinian faction, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

2.   Arafat has reserved them for Palestinian factions who so far have refused to take part in the autonomy government because oppose peace with Israel.

3.   Arafat on Monday convened leaders of all Palestinian factions and warned of tough action if they broke the cease-fire or continued street battles.

4.   Arafat often displays a hot temper with his underlings and Khatib said the argument should not be taken as a sign of an impending civil war between Palestinian factions.

5.   At a meeting last Thursday with representatives of several Palestinian factions, including Hamas, Arafat urged full compliance with the cease-fire, participants said.

6.   All major Palestinian factions took part, something that is not always the case on such occasions.

7.   But Abu Kamal had no known ties to any Palestinian political factions, militant or otherwise, according to family and Palestinian police sources.

8.   But soon Hussein found himself in a struggle against Palestinian factions.

9.   Hanna Nasser, the mayor of Bethlehem, rejected criticism by Palestinian factions that said the negotiators had given approval to exiling Palestinians from their homeland.

10.   Gunmen from Fatah, the mainstream Palestinian political faction, have been at the forefront of the uprising, shooting at soldiers and Jewish settlements.