21. The Peres-Shaath meeting is aimed at trying to break the deadlock in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on extending Palestinian autonomy to the West Bank. 22. The Peres-Shaath meeting was aimed at trying to break the deadlock in negotiations on extending Palestinian autonomy to the West Bank. 23. They threatened to set back PLO-Israeli talks in Egypt on extending autonomy from Gaza to the West Bank. 24. He has been under pressure from the right-wing opposition to vote against the agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy on the West Bank. 25. He returned to the White House in September last year to sign an accord extending Palestinian autonomy. 26. He returned to the White House in September last year to sign an accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank. 27. In Cairo meanwhile a new round of PLO-Israeli talks began on ways to extend autonomy from Jericho to the rest of the West Bank. 28. In the first phase limited autonomy was extended to Gaza and the West Bank town of Jericho. 29. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack which has delayed a resumption in the PLO-Israeli talks aimed at extending Palestinian autonomy on the West Bank. 30. Israel and the PLO could strike an agreement Friday to extend autonomy across the West Bank, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said. |