1.   Plans call for Palestinian elections and extending autonomy to the remainder of the West Bank, but progress between the PLO and Israel has been very slow.

2.   Privately, officials said they fear the issue could ignite Arab anger and upset peace negotiations, including talks on extending autonomy to the West Bank.

3.   A phone service cutoff could exacerbate tensions between Israel and the Palestinians at a time of sensitive negotiations over extending autonomy from Gaza through the West Bank.

4.   Both Israel and Arafat fear that further attacks could scuttle a newly signed agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy to the West Bank.

5.   Both sides blamed each other for the violence, which threatened a further setback in Israel-PLO talks on extending autonomy, due to resume Tuesday in Cairo.

6.   Both sides blamed each other for the violence, which threatened to further set back Israel-PLO talks on extending autonomy, due to resume Tuesday in Cairo.

7.   But the town, like most of the West Bank, remains under military occupation as Israel and the PLO discuss ways of extending autonomy.

8.   Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PLO leader Yasser Arafat will meet next week in an attempt to speed up negotiations over an agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy.

9.   Foreign Minister Shimon Peres predicted Thursday that Palestinian autonomy will be extended to the West Bank by the end of this year, a Ministry spokesman confirmed.

10.   Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PLO leader Yasser Arafat plan to meet next week in an attempt to speed up negotiations on an agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy.