National Religious Party revamps image with moderates, women in key slots. Vatican official estimates 6 million Christian pilgrims in Israel for Millennium. Norway's PM Kjell Bondevik ends regional trip warning PA to delay May 4 declaration of state. US officials upset with Israeli Supreme Court decision not to extradite teen murder suspect Samuel Sheinbein. Labor touts election deal with Gesher, Meimad.
Moderates score gains in Iranian municipal elections.
Fourth Kurd dies from wounds suffered at Berlin consulate protest. PM Netanyahu meets King Abdullah in Amman as relations stabilize. Purim marked by funerals, protests for withdrawal, nights in shelters in North. Defense Minister Moshe Arens reconsiders asymmetry of Grapes of Wrath deal. PM says unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon is possible.