61.  He has already visited Lebanon and Syria, and is to visit the Palestinian autonomous areas and Egypt.

62.  He suggested that donors worried about accountability in the newly autonomous areas supervise projects themselves.

63.  He said his government would then be ready to start immediate talks on the definitive status of Palestinian autonomous areas.

64.  He said that the bill was only for overseas calls and that any cutoff would not block domestic calls within the autonomous areas or between these zones and Israel.

65.  His remark was interpreted by Arabs at the summit as a warning that Israel was preparing to send more of its forces into the autonomous Palestinian areas.

66.  He threatened on many occasions to respond to a Palestinian declaration of independence by unilaterally annexing parts of the West Bank or reoccupying the autonomous areas.

67.  His tour of the Middle East included Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel and the autonomous Palestinian areas.

68.  However, Israeli officials suggested concessions could be made on other issues, such as building an international airport in the autonomous areas.

69.  However, Israeli officials suggested that concessions could be made on other issues now under negotiation, such as setting up an international airport in the autonomous areas.

70.  However, Israeli officials suggested concessions could be made on other issues now under negotiations, such as setting up an international airport in the autonomous areas.