What is important now is this big crime which has happened against this holy sacred place for the Muslims, for the Christians -- the Nativity Church.

The daily Israeli aggression is offensive to our people, our villages, our refugee camps and holy sites which belong to Muslims and Christians,

The ball is in the Israeli court,

[A separate report by the New York Times also released today claims Arafat's medical records indicated the late PLO leader died of a stroke. The report, which says it is the] first independent review of [Arafat's medical] records ... an omission experts found bizarre.

There can be no mix between our just cause and objectives and methods that are unjust ... terrorist acts and the killing of civilians. ... This is the position of the Arab world and the Muslim world,

do not represent the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for freedom. They are terrorist organizations, and I am determined to put an end to their activities.