1.   Many of the soldiers had already begun to lay down their arms before the final peace treaty was signed.

2.   Another is the set of guidelines for a final peace settlement jointly endorsed by a number of leaders of both the Labor and Likud parties.

3.   Arafat feels he must make this demand to prevent the refugees now living in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan from scuttling any final peace.

4.   Arafat has threatened to declare a state next year if negotiations fail to produce a final peace agreement on the status of the West Bank and Gaza.

5.   As foreign minister, Sharon would move out of the shadows of power and into direct negotiations with the Palestinians on a final peace settlement.

6.   As for Arafat, he can probably still buy the Palestinians a cease-fire or two from Israel, maybe even another interim deal, but not a final peace.

7.   As such, they have an investment in negotiating a final peace accord that could stand the test of time.

8.   Barak has reaffirmed a campaign promise that he would not sign any final peace agreements unless Israel had a chance to vote on it in a public referendum.

9.   Barak would prefer to transfer the West Bank territory promised under Wye in a piecemeal fashion as talks get under way for the outlines of a final peace accord.

10.   Bar-Illan noted that there was a difference between taking such risks in an interim agreement and in a final peace treaty.