<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKiongozi wa Palestina Yasser Arafat amesema mazungumzo hayawezi kufanyika kwa muda mrefu kama ujenzi wa ujenzi huo unaendelea.  <response>: But Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat told U.S. officials that negotiation was impossible as long as the construction continued. 