81.   The first order of business for Israel and the Palestinians is an overdue Israeli pullback on the West Bank.

82.   The main differences are over the timetable for the remaining Israeli pullbacks and release of Palestinian prisoners.

83.   The Israeli pullback and the Palestinian counterterrorism moves would be carried out in parallel phases.

84.   The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has offered statehood for the Palestinians and an Israeli pullback if violence is halted and negotiations reopen and succeed.

85.   The military officers were negotiating the security arrangements involved in any peace agreement that would include an Israeli pullback on the Golan Heights.

86.   The partial Israeli pullback drew praise from the Bush administration, which also repeated a demand that Arafat and other Arab leaders help crack down on terrorism.

87.   The next stage is likely to be a further PLO expansion or an accord between Israel and Syria involving an Israeli pullback on the Golan Heights.

88.   The Palestinians have the backing of the Clinton administration in insisting on another Israeli pullback and a freeze on settlement buildups.

89.   The second issue for Ross will be the scope of an Israeli pullback.

90.   The second issue Ross will have to address is the scope of an Israeli pullback.