I hope this will close the chapter forever,

We hope we will discuss with the prime minister the whole situation in the Middle East and the whole situation internationally, especially after what has happened with the terrorist activities,

until now there is not enough flexibility in the Israeli position to encourage us to say we are close to reaching an agreement.

I hope that (Netanyahu) will go to Washington with a positive response to the American initiative, and not to try again to open dialogue, to waste time,

The ball is in the Israeli court,

[A separate report by the New York Times also released today claims Arafat's medical records indicated the late PLO leader died of a stroke. The report, which says it is the] first independent review of [Arafat's medical] records ... an omission experts found bizarre.