61.  The latest Palestinian attack came at noon Sunday in the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.

62.  The Israelis did not initiate the violence and have for much the most part restricted themselves to retaliating against Palestinian attacks and escalations.

63.  The Palestinian attack on the Israeli checkpoint occurred near the village of Ein Ariq in an Israeli-occupied area of the West Bank.

64.  The numbers strongly suggest that frequent Palestinian attacks on settlers have made life in the West Bank and Gaza less attractive to many Israelis.

65.  The Palestinian attacks have accelerated an Israeli shift to the political right.

66.  The Palestinian attacks have already provoked isolated acts of reprisal.

67.  The raid followed a Palestinian attack on a nearby Jewish settlement on Saturday in which four Israelis were killed.

68.  The statement condemned all violence against innocent civilians, including recent Palestinian shooting attacks.

69.  The secretary of state urged the Israelis to exercise restraint in their latest retaliation for Palestinian attacks.

70.  The violent cycle of Palestinian attack and Israeli reprisal grows deadlier by the day.