PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT WAITS FOR THE LATIN PATRIARCH MICHEL SABBAH IN RAMALLAH

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat waits for the Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah to arrive in the West Bank City of Ramallah December 24, 2001.Israel set a condition on Monday for lifting a ban on Yasser Arafat's annual pilgrimage to Bethlehem, in the first sign it might ease up on a Christmas Eve showdown with the Palestinian leader. REUTERS/Osama Silwadi