71.   Netanyahu wants to leap over the Oslo accords and move directly into permanent status talks.

72.   Netanyahu is seeking to cancel another pullout stage that Israel owes after the current one and instead launch final status talks.

73.   Netanyahu said he would hold off on redeployment for several years, and his aides said he preferred leaving this issue for final status talks.

74.   Netanyahu, however, seeks to use the additional land as a bargaining chip to be used with the Palestinians in final status talks.

75.   On Wednesday, the sides open critical final status talks.

76.   Possible start of final status talks.

77.   Shaath said the document would spell out the U.S. positions on final status talks and Israeli settlement policy.

78.   She called on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid taking unilateral actions or taking positions on issues that are subject to negotiations in the final status talks.

79.   Shaath said the letter would spell out the U.S. positions on final status talks and Israeli settlement policy.

80.   So far the Palestinians have refused to enter final status talks, apparently for fear the Netanyahu government would never agree to their demands for full statehood.