11.  But if the U.S. campaign draws on, and pressures on Israel mount, and there are new Palestinian attacks, the tensions may well recur and worsen.

12.  Few things are as important as preventing new Palestinian terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians.

13.  Five Israelis died in three Palestinian attacks Tuesday.

14.  Five Israelis died in three Palestinian attacks on Tuesday.

15.  He blamed Palestinian attacks for the bloodshed, though he urged the Sharon government to weigh the consequences of its actions.

16.  He noted that one of the settlers had been wounded recently in a Palestinian shooting attack.

17.  He said Israel bears some responsibility for provoking Palestinian attacks by extending Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

18.  He was wrong, however, to insist on an end to Palestinian attacks as a precondition for serious peace efforts.

19.  His only condition was the exclusion of Arafat, whom Sharon believes responsible for Palestinian terrorist attacks on Israel.

20.  His daughters questioned the safety of his trip and the idea of joining a big crowd amid a nationwide security alert and the recent series of Palestinian attacks.