11.   PLO chief Yasser Arafat warned Monday that several obstacles still block an agreement to spread autonomy across the West Bank as he returned to negotiations.

12.   Security arrangements in Hebron are the main obstacle to an agreement between Israel and the PLO to spread autonomy across the West Bank.

13.   Settlers launched a campaign in June to block plans to spread Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank, which they consider part of the biblical land of Israel.

14.   Settlers launched a campaign last month to block plans to spread Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank, which they see as part of the biblical land of Israel.

15.   The Egyptian news agency MENA said the three men would focus on the negotiations to spread Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

16.   The meeting with State Department Middle East coordinator Dennis Ross focused on the negotiations to spread Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank and financial aid.