101.  Despite the violence, there has been a pragmatic shift in Israeli public opinion in favor of a Palestinian state as a way to bring about peace.

102.  Do you see, Mr. President, and you, Prime Minister Barak, a Palestinian state at the end of this period of time?

103.  Does not that, too, point towards the basic need for Israel to aid the creation of a Palestinian state?

104.  Despite the Likud vote, Bush administration officials Monday reaffirmed their support for a Palestinian state.

105.  During the Camp David meeting last month, Arafat insisted that East Jerusalem must be the capital of a Palestinian state.

106.  During the Camp David meeting last month, Arafat stuck by his position that East Jerusalem must be the capital of a Palestinian state.

107.  Earlier this year, Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat were working on a peace deal that would have carved an independent Palestinian state out of Israel.

108.  Either he helps Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel win reelection by smashing the Islamic militants or he watches the dream of a Palestinian state slip through his fingers.

109.  Earlier, Clinton met in the Oval Office with Arafat who enraged Israelis this weekend by again voicing hopes for creating a Palestinian state next year.

110.  Even amid the rioting last week, Ariel Sharon, the leader of the rightist Likud, reiterated his conditional acceptance of a Palestinian state.