101.  He acknowledged that the root of some of the rage in radical Islamic circles is economic, and that human rights was a luxury some Arab states cannot afford.

102.  Hard-won relations with moderate Arab states range from frozen to tense.

103.  He believes Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, his predecessors, were pursuing a chimera in imagining that normal relations with Arab states were ever really possible.

104.  He holds that friction with Arab states is inevitable.

105.  He also said he intends to visit neighboring Arab states including Egypt and Jordan.

106.  He looked straight at representatives from several Arab states who were sitting below him and told them they should be next.

107.  He has also helped rekindle better relations with neighboring Arab states and European countries.

108.  He said Bush should seize the moment to work with other Arab states on an overarching settlement in the Middle East.

109.  He further warned that without peace with the Palestinians, Israel could have little hope of advancing in its relations with Arab states.

110.  He got Arab states to announce suspension of diplomatic ties and resumption of the anti-Israel boycott.