Mr. Arafat has been very busy the past several days - here are links from Yahoo! in earliest-to-most-recent order, showing something of what's been going on:

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Arafat Holds Mideast Talks with Jordan's King (Reuters)

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat held talks with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman on Tuesday over the escalation of Israeli attacks against Palestinians and efforts to end the bloodshed, officials said.
- Jul 31 9:12 AM ET

Arafat Calls for Observers After Nablus Attack (Reuters)

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat urged world leaders to send international monitors to Palestinian territories after Israel killed eight people in an attack on Tuesday on a West Bank office of the Hamas group.
- Jul 31 11:51 AM ET

Arafat Takes Appeal for Monitors to Italy, Pope (Reuters)

President Yasser Arafat flew to Rome on Wednesday to drum up support from Italy and Pope John Paul for international monitors for the Palestinian territories.

- Aug 01 2:30 PM ET

Israel Battles Criticism; Arafat Demands Monitors (Reuters)

Israel fended off international criticism on Thursday of its missile attack on Islamic militants that killed eight people, as Palestinian President Yasser Arafat demanded monitors be sent to the Middle East.
- Aug 02 5:11 AM ET

Arafat Meets With Berlusconi (Associated Press)

Pressing for international observers in the Middle East, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met Thursday with Premier Silvio Berlusconi and then traveled to the papal summer retreat outside Rome for an audience with Pope John Paul II.
- Aug 02 6:46 AM ET

Yasser Arafat Meets With Pope (Associated Press)

Pressing for international observers in the Middle East, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met Thursday with Pope John Paul II at the papal summer retreat following a session with Premier Silvio Berlusconi.
- Aug 02 8:02 AM ET

Pope Tells Arafat to Help Break Cycle of Violence (Reuters)

Pope John Paul told Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday the Middle East had reached a point of ``unheard of'' violence and urged both Arabs and Israelis to break a cycle of attacks and reprisals.
- Aug 02 8:10 AM ET

Pope Calls For Restraint in Middle East (Reuters)

... said after talks with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat outside Rome that the Middle East was mired in ''unheard-of...
- Aug 02 9:12 AM ET

Arafat Calls for Immediate End to Mideast Violence (Reuters)

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat made a ringing appeal from Italy on Thursday for an immediate stop to violence in the Middle East and for a speedy dispatch of international observers to the region.
- Aug 02 11:58 AM ET

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