11.   That agreement would deal with the most contentious issues, including borders between Israel and a Palestinian entity.

12.   The definition of the Palestinian entity was one of several points on which the two sides failed to agree.

13.   The difficult core issues to be resolved include the future of Jerusalem, the borders of a Palestinian entity and the fate of Palestinian refugees.

14.   The Palestinian entity that results would be demilitarized with no army.

15.   They include Jewish settlements, the borders and status of a Palestinian entity, rival claims to Arab East Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees in the diaspora.

16.   These twin conclusions led him to accept the notion of an eventually autonomous Palestinian entity.

17.   Those talks will address the boundaries of a Palestinian entity, the disposition of Jerusalem and the return of refugees.

18.   We now have a Palestinian entity in the heart of Israel.

19.   While offering a picture of utter despair, he is in fact deeply engaged in the process of constructing a new Palestinian entity alongside Israel.

20.   Peres has said he preferred a confederation between a Palestinian entity and Jordan as a final arrangement.