But some Palestinian legislators on Tuesday attacked Mr. Abbas for opposing violence against the Israelis.

Perhaps instead of limiting the number of hours young people can work, legislators should attack the problems of poverty and the exorbitant cost of higher education.

Several rightist legislators attacked Mr. Barak for what they termed the Israeli Army's excessive restraint in the face of Palestinian provocation.

The Hong Kong Government's appointed legislators have attacked him as well, warning that his "confrontational" politics will disturb the "stability and prosperity" of the colony by incurring Beijing's wrath.

Pundits and legislators have been attacking the gaming industry for decades now, pinning the blame for tragic events like the shootings at Columbine and Virginia Tech on violent videogames.

After the initiative passed, legislators attacked bilingual education, the Spanish-language ballot, merit increments given to the government workers for knowing the Spanish language, and so on (Acuna book citation).

Two days after Governor Cuomo proposed $400 million in spending cuts to help close the state's budget gap, legislators from his own party today attacked the cuts as too concentrated on social services.

Realizing that Mr. Kean had touched some sort of patriotic nerve, legislators attacked the proposal as if they were about to save a generation that he had consigned to flab.

It comes at just that point where at least some legislators are attacking the key question: Is it possible to satisfy the politics of protectionism and still preserve the benefits of free trade?

But earlier in the day, asked about Judge Robertson, Mr. Rowland suggested that legislators were attacking the judge for political gain.