Arafat is ready to negotiate with any Israeli official

The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat said on Sunday that he is ready to carry out negotiations with any Israeli official in order to maintain freedom for the Palestinians and end the Israeli occupation.

News reports quoted Arafat as saying in a statement issued on Sunday by the New York Time daily that the Palestinians are ready to end the conflict and sit with any Israeli officials also to negotiate over new solutions to the refugees crisis taking into account Israel's demographic fears.

Arafat also vowed to end the attacks against civilians. He said he condemns the attacks which were carried out against the civilians and considered them as damaging for the ambitions of the legitimate ambitions of the Palestinian people to win their freedom.