Aug 17, 2000

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt is helping draft an Israeli-Palestinian peace accordto serve as a focus of a second leadership summit at Camp David next monthas U.S. envoy Dennis Ross arrived with new ideas to bridge the gaps innegotiating positions.

Aug 22, 2000

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Jordan's King Abdullah held a brief visit to thePalestinian Authority concerned over how an Israeli-Palestinian peaceagreement would affect the Hashemite kingdom.

Aug 28, 2000

LONDON [MENL] -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has expressedoptimism for a peace agreement with Israel.

Sep 01, 2000

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Leading Palestinians appeared to have succumbed topressure from the United States and have agreed not to unilaterally announcethe establishment of an independent state on Sept. 13.