Gaza - Cabinet meeting

(25 Sep 1998) T/I: 10:21:57 (E1) T/I: 11:09:55 (A2) Heading toward a showdown with Israel, the Palestinian Cabinet said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat would declare statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in May. The Palestinian Cabinet, meeting in Gaza City, said Arafat would declare a state on May 4, 1999 - the end of the five-year interim period of autonomy - with or without Israel's agreement. SHOWS: GAZA, 24/09 EXT PLO leader Yasser Arafat's office; VS ministers arriving; VS guards outside house; VS ministers coming out; SOT Freigh Abu Meidan, Justice Minister (English): "The interim agreement will finish next May and we are not going to accept to feel that we are community, live in this country. We are Palestinian, we have our rights and this is our country. We are not community live in this area. This is the simple thing"; SOT Saeb Erikat, Palestinian top negotiator (English): "We don't talk about high expectations of Mr Netanyahu's and, we said so many times, it is time for the world community, it is time for the USA to get a 'yes' from Netanyahu and to stop the policy of giving him the extra mile, because giving him the extra mile means only one thing, it means that the man continues killing the hopes of peace in the minds of Palestinians and Israelis"; CU cameraman; CU Palestinian flag; 1.22 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...