That is categorically untrue. Arafat rejected the proposal because it demanded Palestinians cede East Jerusalem, something that wasn’t part of the Oslo Accords, as well as territory in the West Bank.

He had already agreed to a Right of Return that would gradual and wouldn’t threaten Israel’s “demographic interests” but was told he had to cede that too. And to top it off, he has to agree that the terms were final and there’d be no future negotiations.

The door remained open to negotiations until Sharon and the Likud Party took power and shut them down. Ever since, Netanyahu has done everything to undermine the peace process to ensure it never happens.