1.   Although they may end up under Israeli sovereignty, that should come about as part of a broader package, perhaps in exchange for Israeli compromises on other issues.

2.   Barak has assured the settlers that many of their communities will remain under Israeli sovereignty after a peace agreement.

3.   Barak, like Netanyahu, wants Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, a majority of West Bank settlements to stay under Israeli control and a demilitarized Palestinian entity.

4.   Barak, for his part, had pledged that an undivided Jerusalem would remain the eternal capital of Israel, fully under Israeli sovereignty.

5.   But Arafat resists accepting permanent Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem, something no Arab leader has been willing to concede.

6.   But it also reflects the vocal opposition of Arab countries like Saudi Arabia to recognizing any Israeli sovereignty there.

7.   Clinton proposed that Arab neighborhoods be under Palestinian sovereignty and Jewish neighborhoods under Israeli sovereignty.

8.   Congressional leaders had earlier said they would introduce legislation requiring a move of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to support Israeli sovereignty there.

9.   Furthermore, Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem that are supposed to come under Palestinian sovereignty will be isolated from each other by Jewish neighborhoods under Israeli sovereignty.

10.   He should thank Clinton for his good offices and thank Dole for voting to affirm Israeli sovereignty by moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.