1. Polls show most Israelis clearly oppose a full withdrawal while a majority might favor a partial pullback. 2. The dispute over the timetable is holding up an agreement on a partial Israeli pullback from Hebron, which officials say is virtually complete. 3. Palestinian officials have suggested that a partial Israeli pullback would be acceptable only if Israel agreed to a firm timetable for its withdrawal from other cities. 4. Palestinian officials have suggested that a partial pullback would be acceptable only if Israel agreed to a firm timetable for its withdrawal from other cities. 5. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has publicly offered only a partial pullback, and public opinion polls indicate Israelis strongly oppose a more generous offer. 6. Arafat told the weekly he did not oppose a partial Israeli pullback from West Bank towns. 7. Arafat also told the Egyptian weekly al-Mussawar that he did not oppose a partial Israeli pullback from West Bank towns. 8. But at the same time, its organizers would back a partial pullback, something Likud vehemently opposes. 9. But his government has offered at least a partial pullback. 10. But U.N. officials later said a partial pullback from some areas was offset by reinforcements elsewhere. |
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