1.   He made the statement after consultations with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin about negotiations to extend autonomy across the territory.

2.   He returned to the White House in September last year to sign an accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

3.   He was speaking after the Jewish state announced it would release hundreds of prisoners when an accord to spread Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank is struck.

4.   Hebron is the main obstacle to an accord between Israel and the PLO to extend autonomy across the West Bank.

5.   Israel has announced it will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners when an accord to spread autonomy across the West Bank is struck.

6.   Israeli troops are to make a partial withdrawal from Hebron in March as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

7.   Israel and the Palestinians are negotiating an agreement to spread autonomy across the West Bank, to redeploy the Israeli army and to hold autonomy elections.

8.   Israel and the Palestinians are neogtiating the spread of autonomy across the West Bank.

9.   Israel has blocked negotiations on the spread of autonomy across the West Bank, refusing to redeploy outside built-up Palestinian areas until Arafat takes effective action against Islamic extremists.

10.   Israel has blocked negotiations on the spread of autonomy across the West Bank, refusing to redeploy outside built-up Palestinian areas until security improves.