Presumably, the Rabin Cabinet discussed tonight whether to retaliate against the Islamic Holy War, but there was no sign of what, if anything, had been decided.

In addition, the Rabin Cabinet established a new committee today to examine ways to make it easier in the future for Palestinians to build homes.

Some in the basically left-leaning Rabin Cabinet did not like the maneuvering, and said so.

Worried that peace talks with the P.L.O. could be undermined, the Rabin Cabinet met three separate times today to discuss the issue.

Again, protests were long and loud, including within the Rabin Cabinet.

If most ministers in the Rabin Cabinet had their wish, the Hebron settlers would simply disappear.

In sharp contrast to the Likud days, no member of the Rabin Cabinet has attended the funeral of a Jewish victim of Arab terrorism.

In a small legal concession today, the Rabin Cabinet canceled a 60-day deadline for any Palestinian appeal of the deportations before military tribunals.

Actually, the Rabin Cabinet is deeply divided about what direction to take, and it has tried to satisfy both its dovish and hawkish wings through compromise.

Some members of the Rabin Cabinet reacted to the idea as icily as the opposition, which prefers early national elections instead.