1.   An important part of the proposals, if accepted, would commit both Israel and the Palestinians to accelerated negotiations, which Netanyahu favors, on a final settlement.

2.   And both sides would begin accelerated negotiations on a final settlement between them, to be finished before next May.

3.   Finding agreement on missile defenses might come easier in the context of accelerated negotiations toward further nuclear weapons reductions.

4.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher this week is shuttling between Jerusalem and Damascus in an effort to lay the groundwork for accelerated negotiations between Israel and Syria.

5.   The switch by Jeffords switch is not expected to be official until after the tax bill is finished, and should not affect the accelerated negotiations.

6.   Powell is pressing for accelerated negotiations to establish a Palestinian state and said the United States would seek a swift end to violence between Israel and the Palestinians.

7.   He calls for accelerated negotiations to establish a Palestinian state, a change in tactics.

8.   The Haaretz daily said Israel would offer to cut back on settlement construction for six to nine months to allow accelerated negotiations on a permanent peace agreement.

9.   The riots led to accelerated negotiations on an Israeli pullout from the West Bank city of Hebron.

10.   And a much-talked about Israeli proposal for accelerated negotiations on a final settlement was apparently rejected.