71.   The attack came three days before Arafat was to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to try and revive talks on expanding autonomy to the West Bank.

72.   The attack comes as Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization were beginning to make progess on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

73.   The agreement calls for expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and electing a Palestinian governing council.

74.   The attack brought a temporary halt to talks on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

75.   The attack came a day before Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization were to complete an agreement on expanding autonomy in the West Bank.

76.   The elections are deemed essential to expanding Palestinian autonomy beyond the Gaza Strip and West Bank town of Jericho, the only two areas under self-rule.

77.   The elections are deemed essential to expanding Palestinian autonomy to the rest of the West Bank.

78.   The fate of Hebron is a key sticking point in the Israel-PLO talks on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

79.   The elections are considered essential to expanding Palestinian autonomy to the rest of the West Bank.

80.   The incident came while Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were making headway toward expanding autonomy from Gaza into the West Bank.