At a time when the Israeli government is desperately searching for somebody as an alternative to President Yasser Arafat, the LAITY committee in the Holy Land, would like to remind the world that we have full faith in our leader, Mr. Arafat, who was democratically elected by the Palestinian people to be the President of the Palestinian State.

At a time when the Israeli government is desperately searching for somebody as an alternative to President Yasser Arafat, the LAITY committee in the Holy Land, would like to remind the world that we have full faith in our leader, Mr. Arafat, who was democratically elected by the Palestinian people to be the President of the Palestinian State.

We urge the International Community to support President Arafat and the Palestinian people and not to blind themselves to Sharon’s aggressive and provocative measures against innocent Palestinian civilians who have been under occupation for the past 53 years.  This is the longest ongoing occupation in the history of the 20th Century, and the only occupation, which has spread into the 21st Century.

The world has blamed the Palestinian Authority for not accepting the Camp David 2 negotiations. There were valid reasons that the Palestinians did not welcome this agreement. The terms which were offered would have only placed the Palestinians in cantons separated by by-pass roads built to illegal settlements, and facilitating the Israeli control over the Palestinians, making it more difficult for Palestinians to govern a normal and unified state. Those who wish to learn more about Camp David, please refer to www.palestine-pmc.com/camp.html

In order for President Arafat to implement what the International community is expecting from him, we urge them to equally pressure Sharon to ease restrictions, stop the demolition of houses, stop the assassination policy and remove the siege placed on President Arafat.

The Palestinian authority’s policy is determined to accomplish peace based on UN resolutions 242, 338 and 194, which is the only way to ensure a just and lasting peace in the area.

THE LAITY COMMITTEE IN THE HOLY LAND