41.  In a familiar ritual here, some protesters marched to Israeli guard positions on the outskirts of Palestinian areas and threw stones and firebombs.

42.  In recent days, Israeli troops staging incursions into Palestinian areas have been staking out areas that would be needed to create the zones.

43.  In the last few months support for Hamas has been growing, according to surveys in Palestinian areas.

44.  In the long run, rule of law is the best guarantee of security in the Palestinian areas.

45.  In the Palestinian areas, people were jamming grocery stores and bakeries to store up food and supplies in anticipation of the impending Israeli assault.

46.  Instead, Israeli security forces should be free to operate in any Palestinian area, he wrote.

47.  In the week since the hijacking attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Israel had stepped up its tank attacks on Palestinian areas.

48.  Israel also tightened the siege around Palestinian areas.

49.  Israel occupies Palestinian areas about the size of Delaware.

50.  Israel would not be able to bear chaos and a power vacuum in the Palestinian areas.