Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, left, speak to the press after meeting in Gaza City late Monday, Oct. 9, 2000. The talks will continue Tuesday. On Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak gave Arafat a 48-hour ultimatum to end the recent violence across the West Bank and Gaza Strip that has left at least 82 dead--almost all Palestinians--and thrown the Mideast peace process into turmoil. At center is Palestinian Minister of Planning Nabil Shaatwho was translating. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)