91.   The United States and other countries had pressed Arafat not to declare statehood, fearing it could kill chances for peace.

92.   Top Netanyahu aide David Bar Illan stressed however that there would be no breakthrough if the Palestinians declared statehood.

93.   Top Netanyahu aide David Bar Illan stressed that there would be no breakthroughs if the Palestinians declared statehood.

94.   With peace talks long bogged down, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to annex parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip if Arafat unilaterally declares statehood.

95.   With Yasser Arafat looking on and smiling, a top Palestinian official suggested that Palestinians might declare statehood within six months.