He said the United States also was encouraged by Israeli efforts to come up with new moves.

"Right now it's very difficult for any kind of movement into southern Lebanon because of the Israeli efforts."

Jordan and Syria entered the war in spite of Israeli efforts to keep these frontiers peaceful.

Israeli efforts in developing alternative energy resources, especially solar energy, were also mentioned.

It followed a tightening of Israeli efforts to impose economic constraints on the revolt, now in its 22d month.

The Israeli effort to settle the new arrivals is not proceeding altogether smoothly either.

Israeli efforts to work jointly on variety of programs, including agricultural projects, have usually fizzled and died.

The Palestinians, meanwhile, never seemed able to match the Israeli effort.

The Palestinians are also affected by what they increasingly see as Israeli efforts to starve out the insurrection.

Benvenisti writes that despite immense Israeli effort, "the demographic balance in the city has hardly changed at all."