Many also fear that Mr. Netanyahu's conservative approach to peace may set off a renewed cycle of Arab-Israeli violence.

He said he and the United Nations were working closely with the United States, Russia and the European Union to try to end the current Arab-Israeli violence.

"I told them that it was no problem, and that we wanted to go somewhere safe," she recalled, noting that she was unconcerned by the occasional outbreaks of Arab-Israeli violence.

The Israeli police stormed into Jerusalem's Al Aksa Mosque compound today to disperse stone-throwing youths as a wave of Arab-Israeli violence entered its third day.

These officials argue that the American stance only allows the Arab-Israeli violence to escalate dangerously.

The group's popularity in Gaza has plummeted in recent months as talks on the Israeli-P.L.O. accord have hit snags and Arab-Israeli violence has increased.

But the renewed diplomacy was immediately overshadowed by a fresh outbreak of Arab-Israeli violence.

By contrast, worldwide immigration to Israel has sharply declined during the Arab-Israeli violence.

It was the worst Arab-Israeli violence since September 1996.

Palestinian checkpoints on roads used by Israelis are potential flashpoints of Arab-Israeli violence, but today they were a working experiment in the new division of power in this city.