It was then that peace moves froze - not six months earlier at Camp David.

Distributing insignificant lands among the children of Cleopatra was not a peace move, but it was not a serious problem either.

He then assured his country that he had America's full support despite differences on peace moves.

But in the case of the Igbanke-Agbor war, the peace move was taken.

There could still be some opposition in Mr. Barak's Government on peace moves, although the political ground is shifting and unclear.

On the one hand, they suspect that Mr. Barak will use his political problems as an excuse to delay peace moves.

With or without Mr. Lieberman, the government's openness to genuine peace moves will not change.

This week Mr. Trimble took a further step to prepare his party for new peace moves.

A month later, in October, the Council declared that the Union supports the peace moves and also wants to attend the negotiations.

Washington also sought debt relief for Jordan in return for its peace moves.