1.   He has staked his reputation on the Oslo plan, telling his people it will get them statehood.

2.   Arafat was able to sell his people this deal because of the unwritten understanding that they would get statehood by the turn of the century.

3.   But there was also an unspoken understanding that if all went well, they would eventually get statehood with a foothold in Jerusalem.

4.   But there was an unspoken understanding that if all went well, they would eventually get statehood, with a foothold in Jerusalem.

5.   In the past, Sharon has hinted that he would be prepared for an interim settlement in which the Palestinians get statehood over perhaps half the lands they seek.