1.   Among the most difficult issues addressed by the Saudi proposal are the future of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the borders of any Palestinian state.

2.   But influential countries like Syria and Egypt supported the Saudi proposal.

3.   Cautious but significant support for the Saudi proposals came from neighboring Lebanon.

4.   Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the author of the Saudi proposal, has said he will use the Beirut summit meeting to present the initiative formally.

5.   From neighboring Lebanon came cautious, but significant support for the Saudi proposals.

6.   Israeli officials say they will never share any part Jerusalem, but some have welcomed the Saudi proposal as a new starting point for negotiations.

7.   No formal Saudi proposal has yet been made.

8.   One senior administration official said the overarching ideas in the Saudi proposal were worthy, but the details were worrisome.

9.   Still, the White House made clear Tuesday that it would take a long while for the Saudi proposals to play out.

10.   Syria has given crucial support to the Saudi proposal.