21.   Palestinian negotiator Hassan Asfour said Thursday that Arafat would raise the statehood issue in his U.N. speech as planned.

22.   On Tuesday, Arafat was to meet with U.S. President Bill Clinton in Washington to discuss the statehood issue.

23.   The Palestinian Central Council was meeting in Gaza Wednesday to discuss the statehood issue.

24.   Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres welcomed the Security Council resolution, though he avoided any mention of the statehood issue.