71.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Monday to walk away from the Mideast peace agreements if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat unilaterally declares statehood in May.

72.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, threatened Monday to walk away from the Mideast peace agreements if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat unilaterally declares statehood in May.

73.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already threatened to annex key parts of the West Bank if Arafat declares statehood.

74.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Monday walk away from the Mideast peace agreements if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat unilaterally declares statehood in May.

75.   Sharon said he had relayed warnings through the Americans that Israel would annex all West Bank territory still under its control if Arafat declared statehood.

76.   Shaath said the Palestinians had not yet decided whether to declare statehood, but that preparations were ongoing.

77.   Sharon said Monday it is urgent for Israelis to agree on how they would respond if the Palestinians unilaterally declared statehood.

78.   Shaath even indicated that the Palestinians were willing a post-Wye demand from Netanyahu that Arafat back off a promise to declare statehood by May.

79.   Shaath even indicated that the Palestinians were willing to consider a post-Wye demand from Netanyahu that Arafat back off a promise to declare statehood by May.

80.   Territorial continuity would make it easier for the Palestinians in the future to declare statehood.