1.   He was confined in a county jail in Albuquerque under solitary conditions like those imposed on maximum security prisoners.

2.   The fate of the Palestinian security prisoners is perhaps the most profoundly emotional issue surrounding the painful reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians that is the peace process.

3.   Palestinian officials initially said the security prisoners slated for release Tuesday would stay behind bars in protest over the continued detention of the four women prisoners.

4.   Palestinians have accused Israel of cheating, saying that hundreds of those freed in recent days were Palestinian laborers caught without work permits, rather than security prisoners.

5.   Palestinian leaders countered Monday that Israel has broken promises to curb construction in Jewish West Bank settlements and to release more Palestinian security prisoners.

6.   Palestinian negotiators have demanded that as part of the Israel-PLO autonomy accord, Israel free all Palestinian security prisoners.

7.   Palestinians have accused Israel of cheating, saying hundreds of those freed in recent days were Palestinian laborers caught without work permits rather than security prisoners.

8.   Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said the Palestinians also demanded the release of Palestinian security prisoners following the signing of the Hebron agreement.

9.   Palestinian officials contend there is a pool of hundreds of security prisoners eligible for release even under those terms.

10.   Palestinian security forces on Thursday captured two Palestinian security prisoners who had escaped a day before, a senior security official said.