1.  Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian spokeswoman, suggested that the Israelis were getting ahead of themselves and conducting an internal debate.

2.  Other independents included figures like Hanan Ashrawi, the main Palestinian spokeswoman during the Madrid and Washington peace talks, who was elected from East Jerusalem.

3.  Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi said the blame for the recent violence falls on Israel for its harsh responses to the unrest.

4.  While Arafat issued no statement on the bombing, Hanan Ashrawi, a prominent Palestinian spokeswoman, equated the attack with the Israeli incursions into the West Bank.

5.  Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi said the Palestinian Authority did not believe in allowing any group to take the law into its own hands.

6.  Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi, who was among the protesters at Ras al-Amud, said the settlers were threatening the security of the whole region.

7.  Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi said Wednesday on CNN that Israel was ignoring the plight of Palestinian refugees.

8.  A Palestinian spokeswoman dismissed the study as propaganda.

9.  Hanan Ashrawi, former Palestinian spokeswoman turned human rights monitor, noted that disagreements over settlements was one of the key reasons the initial peace negotiations in Washington failed.

10.  However, that may be changing, said Israeli peace activist Yossi Beilin and Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi, after separate meetings with State Department officials.