41.   The Palestine Liberation Organization has expressed fears that this could undercut its effort to claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their would-be state.

42.   The Palestinians oppose construction in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood, saying it undercuts their efforts to establish a future capital in the eastern sector.

43.   The PLO has expressed fears that this could undercut its effort to claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their would-be state.

44.   The refusal of the two subcontinent neighbors to sign the treaty could undercut international efforts to ban test explosions.

45.   They saw the Israeli move as aimed at undercutting their efforts to make East Jerusalem the capital of the independent state to which they aspire.