41.   Ariel Sharon, a Likud hardliner who will likely receive a senior Cabinet post, said Friday that there would be no troop pullback in the city.

42.   Arnon, the settler spokesman, claimed Tuesday that Hebron was being controlled by Islamic militants and that a troop pullback would endanger the lives of settlers remaining there.

43.   Arafat also wants an Israeli pledge that the three-phase troop pullback from much of the West Bank will proceed.

44.   Arafat wants a detailed timetable for two Israeli troop pullbacks in the West Bank and for the release of hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners.

45.   At around sundown Friday, Israeli troops and armored vehicles left Manger Square, signaling the beginning of the Israeli troop pullback.

46.   At a time of deep crisis in relations with Israel, the Palestinians probably did not expect Israel to be preparing for a troop pullback.

47.   At the meeting, Arafat was expected to ask Netanyahu to commit to a timetable for further Israeli troop pullbacks from West Bank rural areas.

48.   Bar-Illan said the government would try to minimize the expropriation, but that without the new roads there could not be a troop pullback.

49.   Bar-Illan also said Sunday the violence underscored the need to renegotiate the terms of an Israeli troop pullback from the West Bank town of Hebron.

50.   Bar-Illan also Sunday said the violence underscored the need to renegotiate the terms of an Israeli troop pullback from the West Bank town of Hebron.