PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT LIGHTS A CANDLE DURING A CHRISTMAS CEREMONY IN RAMALLAH

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat lights a candle during a Christmas ceremony at his office in the West Bank City of Ramallah December 24, 2001. Bethlehem began Christmas Eve in a sombre mood on Monday as West Bank violence flared in retaliation for Israel's ban on Yasser Arafat's annual pilgrimage to the town revered as Jesus's birthplace. REUTERS/Osama Silwadi