1.   Apart from the peacemaking front, Netanyahu has faced a host of other difficulties in both style and substance.

2.   On the peacemaking front, Bush has not tried to force a resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

3.   On the peacemaking front, it is essential to lower U.S. sights amid the violence, Berger said.

4.   On the peacemaking front, it is essential to lower U.S. sights amid the violence, he said.

5.   The fighting has dampened already flickering hopes for progress on the peacemaking front.