PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT MEETS LATIN PATRIARCH MICHEL SABBAH IN THE WEST BANK CITY OF RAMALLAH

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) meets Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah 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