51.  Palestinian President Yasser Arafat solemnly paid his respects, although he considered Assad to have betrayed the Palestinian people.

52.  Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in a late night statement to Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, called for the general mobilization of the Palestinian people.

53.  President Bush told the Palestinian people Monday that they must replace Yasser Arafat as their leader before the United States will support an independent Palestinian state.

54.  She said she wanted to show her support of the Palestinian people, particularly if Bush was watching.

55.  Speaking directly to the Palestinian people, Bush cautioned that the dream of an independent Palestine will never be realized if the recent pattern of suicide bombings continues.

56.  The crown prince is a religious man, an Arab nationalist and personally moved by the plight of the Palestinian people.

57.  The decision highlighted the contradiction Israeli-Arabs sometimes face for being citizens of the Jewish state but members of the Palestinian people.

58.  The intellectuals were criticized by leaders of both Hamas and Fatah, who said the signers of the ad had nothing to offer the Palestinian people.

59.  The Israelis are choking the Palestinian people and preventing them from living.

60.  The official added that the United States considers the PLO the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, as well as a partner for peace in the Middle East.