41.   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.

42.   Settlers launched in June a major campaign against the spread of PLO autonomy across the West Bank, which is already a year behind the self-rule schedule.

43.   Talks on other aspects of the spread of autonomy across the West Bank continued and were to go on Friday.

44.   The army had been due to withdraw from Nablus by Thursday as part of a September accord to extend Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

45.   The campaign was a direct challenge to the government to try to prevent the spread of Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

46.   The elections will take place after Israel withdraws from six West Bank towns under an agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy across the territory.

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

48.   The extension of autonomy across the West Bank is already more than a year behind the timetable set out by Israel and the PLO.

49.   The Israeli army withdrew from Tulkarm earlier this month as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

50.   The Israeli army began to withdraw from the West Bank town of Qalqilya on Saturday as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the territory.