1.   Such recognition by the onetime Bosnian Serb patron would further isolate Karadzic and muddy his efforts to win statehood for the two-thirds of Bosnia under Serb control.

2.   Such recognition by the onetime Bosnian Serb patron would further isolate Karadzic and undermine his efforts to win statehood for the two-thirds of Bosnia under Serb control.

3.   That would damage Bosnian Serb efforts to win statehood.

4.   That would damage the Bosnian Serb efforts to win statehood.

5.   The Palestinians prefer to win statehood as a result of a peace agreement with Israel.