1.  An Israeli military response would probably rupture the emerging Arab consensus against Baghdad.

2.  And because both sides had to say yes, the Israeli response effectively knocked out this proposal, for now anyway.

3.  And the threat of one more intolerable suicide bombing answered by a devastating Israeli military response hovers over the two peoples and the entire region.

4.  Baron said he would evaluate the Israeli response before taking any further action, but he expressed dismay at what appeared to be only a cursory investigation.

5.  A strong Israeli response seemed all but certain.

6.  Across town, thousands of demonstrators marched against American support for Israel and in protest of the Israeli response to the spate of suicide bombers.

7.  All they need do is stop the attacks that draw Israeli responses.

8.  But as the Israeli military response continued, Christopher decided to try to stop the violence.

9.  But neither did they anticipate the overwhelming Israeli response to the suicide bombing in Wednesday in Netanya.

10.  But the White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said that the United States understood the Israeli response.