Obviously what we will not be doing is taking the place of the Palestinian customs and security officials. In the end the Palestinian Authority will be in charge of its borders.

Israel has to take a stance about what it plans to do with this money. Israel has said it would continue to provide electricity and water to the PA; who is going to pay for them?

If electricity breaks down, you have to repair a power station, you can't just send an e-mail.

If each time the Palestinians and the Israelis have a problem ... the Palestinians strike at European people and European interests, it will complicate matters greatly.

What to do is not so simple, and we are not even close to having a solid response yet.

This is a great day. It is a day of happiness ... because it means an enormous step forward toward the freedom of the Palestinian people.