91.   He has also delayed outstanding aspects of the interim accords, like expanding the Palestinian autonomy to the West Bank city of Hebron.

92.   He has also delayed outstanding aspects of the interim accords, like expanding the Palestinian autonomy to the West Bank town of Hebron.

93.   He predicted an agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy would be completed by next week.

94.   He now says he accepts limited Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza as a fact but will resist any PLO efforts to upgrade its status to statehood.

95.   He acknowledged that buyers did include some Arafat associates who returned from exile with the start of Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip.

96.   He said that was the solution of the opposition Likud coalition, which it cloaks in terms of Palestinian autonomy.

97.   He told reporters as he left that he still hoped the two sides could reach agreement Friday on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

98.   Heading into critical negotiations Tuesday on extending Palestinian autonomy, PLO leaders accused Israel of trying to renege on a promise to withdraw troops from the West Bank.

99.   Hundreds of Israeli troops swarmed up a rocky West Bank hillside on Tuesday to drive out Jewish settlers protesting the expansion of Palestinian autonomy.

100.   If his crucial role in assuring the success of the Palestinian autonomy experiment worries Rajoub, he does not show it.