Arafat 'will never be buried in Jerusalem' - Sharon

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he would never let Yasser Arafat be buried in Jerusalem, but he will honour his commitment to allow the Palestinian leader to return to the West Bank when he is finished receiving medical treatment in France.

Arafat telephoned his Palestinian colleagues, read telegrams from well-wishing world leaders, ate cereal and sipped tea yesterday – signs that his health may be on the upswing following three days of urgent treatment for an undisclosed illness at a French military hospital.