was returned to the question by=other members of the delegation, he then went into defending the practice =f 'honoring' terrorist-suicide bombers." Sterle noted t=at Hamdallah was at pains to share with the group the actions of Israeli s=ldiers who have killed numerous Palestinian youths who have done

wo-state solution with Israel, but not until there is a freeze on th= expansion of settlements. The term "occupation" was us=d numerous times, said Sterle. When questions from the =elegation were put to the prime minister, the responses were varied, Sterl= added. "Firstly, there was complete denial th