11. Arafat spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeineh condemned the attack and said the Palestinian Authority will launch a criminal investigation into the incident. 12. Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and leader of the self-rule authority in Gaza, strongly condemned the attacks. 13. Annan condemned the attack and told Wahid that the security situation in West Timor was unacceptable. 14. Annan himself visited the site of destroyed World Trade Center, and repeatedly condemned the attack in strong and unconditional terms while attending memorial services or United Nations meetings. 15. Arafat condemned the attack and promised to pursue the terrorists. 16. Arafat condemned the attack, apparently carried out by the Hamas group, and vowed that his security forces would crack down. 17. Arafat has condemned attacks on civilians, but has also released militants from his prisons. 18. Arafat and other Palestinians immediately condemned the attack and called on Israel not to use it as a pretext for not putting the agreement into action. 19. Arafat condemns the attacks but does nothing to prevent them. 20. Arafat is insisting that someone, the Europeans, for example, call a conference where he can declare that he condemns the attacks. |