1.  Clinton and Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland praised his statement last week.

2.  Doyle praised the statement as a good first step.

3.  Such statements are praised as realistic by his backers but as defeatist by those who favor tougher law enforcement.

4.  The Clinton administration praises the statement.

5.  Arroyo praised public statements by Blair linking poverty and terrorism.

6.  Neverthless, Netanyahu on Wednesday praised statements made by Arafat, King Hussein and Mubarak at the Aqaba summit on their commitment to the peace process.