1.   In general, Puerto Rican Democrats oppose statehood and Puerto Rican Republicans favor it.

2.   Israel has long opposed Palestinian statehood as a threat to Israeli security.

3.   Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood.

4.   Puerto Ricans who oppose statehood point to the advantages they have with commonwealth status.

5.   She said she also opposes statehood for Puerto Rico, which her predecessor, Pedro Rossello, endorsed.

6.   The new Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has pledged to oppose Palestinian statehood and has said he will not even meet Arafat.

7.   What many Palestinians note when opposing statehood now is that their actual powers are still very limited.

8.   Also, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered defeat when his party ignored his pleas and voted overwhelmingly to oppose Palestinian statehood.

9.   And, they both oppose statehood, he said.

10.   He also opposes Palestinian statehood.