A variety of Israeli legislative measures facilitated the transfer of land abandoned by Arabs to state ownership.

Their incomes had fallen precipitously because of the punitive Israeli measures, and they could see that stretching into the future.

Can anyone believe that that trend will be reversed by more punitive Israeli measures?

The ban, the critics said, was reminiscent of similar Israeli measures in the occupied territories that Palestinians had protested for years.

The Israeli measures praised by Palestinians today followed others that have evoked anger.

In response, the PA said the Israeli measures would "speed up the destruction of the peace process".

One alarming question was how Palestinians would react to the Israeli measures.

The recent Israeli measures to facilitate exports out of Gaza are also welcome but they need to be swiftly implemented.

Beyond the threats of disruption, international monitors registered various complaints about the Palestinian campaign and various Israeli measures.

He says international terrorism, which was all but defeated by tough Western and Israeli measures in the 1980's, is reviving now.