81.  Bush promised the prince that he would give a speech calling for the creation of a Palestinian state, which he did at the United Nations in November.

82.  But Arafat, who claims Jerusalem as the future capital of a Palestinian state, said all issues relating to the city were intertwined.

83.  But Clinton went further than he has before toward endorsing an eventual Palestinian state.

84.  But he said that President Bush had not backed away from his goal of establishing a Palestinian state, and that the question was how best to do so.

85.  But if Bush envisions a future Palestinian state, existing side by side with Israel, why does he speak only to one side?

86.  But make sure they are hemmed in by commitments, so that a Palestinian state would neither subvert nor threaten Jordan.

87.  But if, as Bush says, he envisions a future Palestinian state existing side by side with Israel, why does he speak to only one side?

88.  But Palestinian leaders said a fence or any clean separation could come only as part of a package creating a Palestinian state.

89.  But Sharon is not expected to offer a blueprint for a Palestinian state.

90.  But to Arab governments, the idea of a Palestinian state is essentially non-negotiable.