41.   Palestinian negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo said Thursday that divine sovereignty and other compromise proposals, such as deferring a deal on Jerusalem, were no longer on the table.

42.   Peres said the United States has taken a more active role recently in the Israel-Syria talks, including offering compromise proposals.

43.   PLO negotiators Wednesday rejected an Israeli compromise proposal on elections in the Palestinian self-rule areas but denied the talks had reached an impasse.

44.   A compromise proposal would remove the prohibition on foreign companies owning U.S. telecommunications concerns only if other countries removed their restrictions on U.S. companies.

45.   A Japanese compromise proposal to delay opening its agricultural sector to free trade rather than protect it completely is gaining some grudging acceptance among U.S. and Australian officials.

46.   Although most nuclear powers have accepted a compromise proposal, India and China were still holding out for changes, as were several nonnuclear nations.

47.   Although most nuclear powers have accepted a compromise proposal, India and China were still holding out for changes, as were several non-nuclear nations.

48.   Although most nuclear weapons countries have accepted a compromise proposal, India and China still held out for changes, as did a number of nonnuclear countries.

49.   All U.S. compromise proposals have been rejected so far by the negotiators.

50.   At this point, Barak added, it was too soon for the Americans to put compromise proposals on the table to bridge differences.