81.  Powell plans to arrive in Israel and the Palestinian areas later this week, after visiting leaders in Egypt, Spain and Jordan.

82.  President Bush declared Thursday that Israel should pull back its forces from Palestinian areas and Palestinians should stop attacks on Israelis.

83.  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been under mounting pressure from the United States and from some members of his own coalition government to ease restrictions on Palestinian areas.

84.  Rejecting sharp criticism from overseas and within its own ranks, the Israeli government affirmed Sunday its decision to confiscate land in largely Palestinian areas of Jerusalem.

85.  Security forces were on high alert in Jerusalem and throughout Palestinian areas, but there was no indication whether the government intended to try to evacuate the settlers.

86.  Sharon has already defied past US calls for an immediate Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian areas.

87.  Shots were fired Friday night from Palestinian areas near Gilo, a settlement in Jerusalem, and Psagot, a settlement near here.

88.  Such programs flourished more in Israel than in Palestinian areas, and they preached mainly to the choir, leaving out most people who needed them.

89.  Talk of moving it in the past has sparked riots in Palestinian areas.

90.  Tanks rolled into Palestinian areas and fighter jets sent missiles crashing into a Palestinian police station in the West Bank city of Ramallah.