61.  Officials were predicting it could take days or even weeks for the Palestinian leadership to restore order.

62.  On Sunday, he had also said there was no choice but to meet with the Palestinian leadership.

63.  Saudi officials Tuesday rebuffed initial Israeli offers of direct talks, possibly because of the sensitivities of the Palestinian leadership on that issue.

64.  Sharon said that he will not resume peace talks with the Palestinians until terror attacks end and the Palestinian leadership carries out reforms.

65.  Sharon really wants the Arabs to come up with a Palestinian leadership he can do business with.

66.  Sharon wants him sidelined completely from the Palestinian leadership.

67.  Shati avoided questions about why the conditions have not improved under Palestinian leadership.

68.  She said it was important to show the widespread support for Israel and to ask the president and Congress to label the Palestinian leadership as terrorists.

69.  Similarly militant calls came from Palestinian factions, whose popularity has surged during the uprising, overshadowing the mainstream Palestinian leadership.

70.  Sharon and his close aides have said that direct dialogue with the Palestinian leadership will not resume until rioting and armed clashes subside for a sustained period.