President Arafat is under siege, and this thing must end.

President Arafat has understandable reasons for feeling stressed these days.

"This is another way of undermining President Arafat," he said.

"Israel should allow the freedom of movement for President Arafat without any restrictions," the official said.

"President Arafat is a few meters away from the tanks," he said.

President Arafat rejected this offer and did not propose a counter-offer.

It should be remembered that President Arafat himself was present at the previous meeting.

That is all well and good, but what are we asking of President Arafat?

I believe that President Arafat had never spoken in these terms before.

President Arafat has appointed several senior ministers to a special committee.