1.  And during summer droughts, despite public-service calls to conserve water, there is little real reduction in Israeli household use.

2.  Arab governments have consistently protested to the Bush administration that the Israeli use of American-supplied weapons against the Palestinians is a breach of U.S. law.

3.  Diplomats described the violations as minor, involving Israeli use of roads, installations and equipment now in Lebanese territory.

4.  However, Beijing has backed Palestinian calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza and has criticized Israeli use of force.

5.  Israel refuses to cooperate with Giacomelli, who criticized Israeli military use of live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas against civilian demonstrators and bystanders.

6.  Speaking to reporters, Peres defended the Israeli use of force.

7.  The Israeli use of tank fire as a response to gunfire has become an almost daily occurrence, and marks an escalation in the conflict.