1.   And in issuing its verdict on Tuesday, the tribunal made it clear that it had refused to entertain the entrapment charge.

2.   Barring an unexpected settlement, Jackson hopes to issue his verdict by Labor Day, when the law clerk who has been tracking the case is due to depart.

3.   Barring an unexpected settlement, Jackson is unlikely to issue his verdict before the end of the year.

4.   After hearing testimony, Judge Ralph E. Winkler of Municipal Court may take the case under review and issue his verdict later.

5.   After that, assuming the two sides do not reach a settlement, the judge will issue his verdict.

6.   By the time the partial verdict was issued, a crowd of several hundred had gathered outside the courthouse.

7.   Even if the talks stall, and Jackson issues his verdict, the two sides could continue to negotiate.

8.   In issuing his verdict Friday, the judge said he sentenced the three to less time in prison than the maximum allowed by law because they had confessed.

9.   Israel does not have jury trials, and the tribunal will issue the verdict at a date to be announced.

10.   Jackson met with lawyers for both sides Tuesday and gave them a week to settle the case before he issued a verdict.