21.   Arafat needs a two-thirds majority of the council to change the charter, a move promised by spring in the Israel-PLO peace accords.

22.   Arafat needs a two-thirds majority of the PNC to change the charter.

23.   Arafat warned hardliners Tuesday that if they voted against changing the charter, they would be responsible for the Palestinians missing yet another historic opportunity.

24.   Approval by the five permanent members of the Security Council and two-thirds of the assembly is needed to change the charter.

25.   Arafat needs a two-thirds majority of the PNC to change the charter, as he promised in the Israel-PLO peace accords to do by spring.

26.   But Jibril said he opposed changing the charter.

27.   He also called for nationwide grassroots consultations on the proposals to change the charter.

28.   He has denied any links to the move to change the charter but his critics say some of his close aides were involved in the signature campaign.

29.   However when Netanyahu came to power one month later, he said the Palestinians had not completed the task of changing the charter.

30.   However, it was not clear if the council would discuss changing the charter.