Washington is pressing Israel not to retaliate if it is attacked, something Israeli leaders say they cannot agree to.

If Syria sees that peace negotiations with us are stuck, it will use Hezbollah to press Israel, and we'll be back where we started.

A letter had been sent to urge the Secretary-General to press Israel on meeting its obligations under resolution 1701 (2006).

The United States has been pressing Israel not to carry out deportations.

He felt that the current President Bush, especially, had worsened the problem by failing to provide a coherent goal and by not pressing Israel.

As a result, the Americans have joined European leaders in pressing Israel.

Mr. Arafat's address was part of a quickening campaign in recent days to press Israel into resuming the negotiating process.

Egypt is uneasy about the commitment by the United States to press Israel toward compromise.

But when it comes to ending the occupation, few of the important American Jewish leaders are ready to press Israel.

United States officials are pressing Israel for more information about the matter, Administration and Congressional officials say.