11.   He told reporters as he left that he still hoped the two sides could reach agreement Friday on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

12.   Israel and the PLO are currently negotiating the second stage of the self-rule accord, which would expand Palesitnian autonomy in the West Bank.

13.   Israel and the PLO are currently negotiating the second stage of the self-rule accord, which would expand Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

14.   Israeli and PLO leaders scheduled a second day of talks for Tuesday, a signal they were making progress toward a long-delayed agreement to expand Palestinian autonomy.

15.   Israel and the Palestinians are negotiating how to expand the seven-month-old Gaza-Jericho autonomy to the West Bank without endangering the settlers.

16.   Israel and the PLO will probably miss a self-imposed deadline for an agreement to expand Palestinian autonomy, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Wednesday.

17.   Israel buried five victims of a bus bombing Tuesday, the day Palestinian and Israeli leaders had hoped to reach accord on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

18.   It came on the eve of the target date for an Israeli-PLO agreement on expanding PLO autonomy in the West Bank.

19.   It said that such explosions have sabotaged negotiations with Israel to expand autonomy from the Gaza Strip into the West Bank.

20.   Israelis and Palestinians staggered deeper into crisis Thursday after their leaders failed to reach agreement on how to expand Palestinian autonomy without endangering Israeli security.