71.   Some politicians believe that they need Netanyahu to have access to power and Netanyahu needs them during the final peace talks that lie ahead.

72.   Such friction could lead to bloodshed, which would jeopardize a successful negotiation of the final peace, Barak has said.

73.   That would oblige them to sell difficult compromises on other issues without a final peace.

74.   That meeting would bring Barak, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Clinton together in an effort to reach a final peace agreement.

75.   That raises the question of whether a final peace achieved under such conditions will be shallow or deep.

76.   The Bosnians have also asked that the final peace agreement include a threat that any parties that do not cooperate would be subject to mandated U.N. sanctions.

77.   The Clinton administration has pressed Netanyahu to block construction at the site, arguing that it could prejudice future negotiations on Jerusalem as part of a final peace agreement.

78.   The comments came as administration officials said they are leaning toward a new policy statement or a timetable for a final peace settlement in the Middle East.

79.   The final peace deal was supposed to be concluded last year.

80.   The February agreement is intended to provide the broad outlines of a final peace agreement, set for September, between Israel and Palestine.