71.  Asked why Arafat had not acted sooner, he said frustration over the lack of progress toward a Palestinian state had made such measures impossible.

72.  He is trying to get a vote against any idea of a Palestinian state, which even Sharon has said is inevitable.

73.  He said the vote was "a real slap in the face" for President Bush, who has spoken in favor of a Palestinian state.

74.  He vowed to preserve Jewish settlements, oppose a Palestinian state and resist any peace formula that called for further land concessions on the part of Israel.

75.  He says he would willingly forget a host of heartfelt grievances against Israel in return for a true Palestinian state.

76.  He says it is security for Israel and an eventual Palestinian state.

77.  He was elected only after Arafat walked away from the best opportunity ever for creating a Palestinian state: the Clinton plan.

78.  He suggested that although President Bush had dismissed the idea of a deadline for creating a Palestinian state, he had not ruled it out completely.

79.  He told them of his confidence that the plan would be implemented and that it was an important step toward the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

80.  He vowed Friday that his final goal would be to make Jerusalem, which Israel considers its eternal capital, the capital of a Palestinian state.