61.   Netanyahu, however, said an accord on an American initiative for an Israeli pullback from parts of the West Bank was possible.

62.   Netanyahu spoke in Ariel several hours after talks with Albright and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat over a long-delayed Israeli pullback from part of the West Bank.

63.   Netanyahu and Arafat both met with President Clinton in Washington last week to try and bridge gaps further delaying the Israeli pullback.

64.   Netanyahu responded to reports that Cabinet hawk Ariel Sharon warned Golan settlers that the prime minister was secretly negotiating an Israeli pullback from the strategic plateau.

65.   Once the first stage of the Israeli pullback is completed Friday, Ganim, Kadim and Shaked will be surrounded on three sides by Palestinian-controlled areas.

66.   Powell had hoped for a cease-fire and an immediate Israeli military pullback from Palestinian cities and villages as President George W. Bush has demanded more than once.

67.   Powell has called for an Israeli pullback and also on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to make more arrests of terrorists.

68.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, said an accord on an American initiative for an Israeli pullback from parts of the West Bank was within reach.

69.   Ramallah residents, many of whom had been confined to their homes by an around-the-clock curfew, cheered the Israeli pullback.

70.   Sharaa also rejected a partial Israeli pullback from the Golan.