ANOTHER ISRAELI HELICOPTER GUNSHIP ATTACK

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, speaking at a high-profile session of the Israeli parliament Monday, held out the possibility of peace if Palestinians would stop their demonstrations. He also said he would be willing to return to the United States for more peace talks if necessary. Within hours of Barak's speech, however, Israeli helicopters opened fire on cities in the West Bank and Gaza, witnesses said, apparently in retaliation for the killings of Israelis earlier in the day. Barak's peace proposal came after another day of killings in a month of Israeli-Palestinian clashes that have left at least 161 people dead, 136 Palestinians, 13 Israeli Arabs and 12 Israelis, according to the Red Cross. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said he was "disappointed" by Barak's speech and blamed Israel for the continued violence, CNN reports.