11.   They said they decided to run for the elections because the autonomy council gave them the best forum to fight the Oslo accords and corruption in the Palestinian Authority.

12.   When Palestinian voters mark their ballots in self-rule elections, they will vote separately for the president and an autonomy council, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators announced Monday.

13.   He added there had been no progress on resolving either the size or function of a Palestinian autonomy council.

14.   He added that there was no progress on resolving either the size or function of a Palestinian autonomy council to be created in elections.

15.   He admitted there was no deal on the size of the autonomy council.

16.   However the Palestinians have set elections to an autonomy council as their priority.

17.   In a U-turn, Rabin said negotiations on elections to a Palestinian autonomy council and the redeployment outside built-up Arab areas on the West Bank would start soon.

18.   In Cairo Israeli and Palestinian officials resumed negotiations on elections to an autonomy council and the powers and make-up of the body.

19.   In Cairo, Israeli and Palestinian officials on Monday resumed negotiations on elections to an autonomy council and the powers and make-up of the body.

20.   In Cairo, Israeli and Palestinian officials resumed negotiations on elections to an autonomy council and the powers and make-up of the body.