11.   Those include a settlement freeze on the Israeli side and the imprisonment of terrorists by the Palestinian Authority.

12.   Yet a settlement freeze, as George Mitchell and his international panel have said, is the sine qua non for peace.

13.   Palestinians say the settlement freeze is a key to implementing the rest of the proposals.

14.   A complete settlement freeze is a key recommendation by the international commission led by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell for restarting peace talks.

15.   A senior Palestinian official said Wednesday that Mubarak proposed the six-month settlement freeze and that there had been no outright rejection from the Israeli side.

16.   A statement from the Palestinian Authority called for an international summit meeting to supervise implementation of a settlement freeze and an end to Israeli violence.

17.   According to the international Mitchell Commission, a successful truce is to be followed by confidence-building measures, including a settlement freeze.

18.   As you know, the Israeli government is resisting a settlement freeze.

19.   But Rabin said Tuesday the government never promised a complete settlement freeze, and said at the time some investment in continuing settlements would continue.

20.   Channel Two, citing Palestinian sources, said the Palestinians had said they would be willing to accept a declaration on a settlement freeze to coincide with a cease-fire.