The occupying power exercised tyranny against him. 

Mr. Amr Mousa, Secretary General of the Arab League of Nations, offered condolences for the passing of the martyr of Palestine and Arab nation President Yasser Arafat. 

According to a press statement released by the Arab League of Nations, President Arafat was “for decades a solid struggler against the occupation of his homeland. Then, he was a shrewd political partner in the Arab-Israeli peace process. However, the irrational occupying power exercised tyranny against him, ending his rich path of struggle following 30 months of captivity.” 

“Heartily feeling the immense loss of the Symbol of Palestine and Leader of its national struggle, Mr. Amr Mousa expresses his trust and confidence in the Palestinian people’s genuine capability in this grievous historical moment of keeping their unity, clinging to the deep-rooted national principled values, and overcoming the trauma of the departing of their Leader. As such, they can materialise the long-awaited goal of establishing their independent state on their liberated land, with Jerusalem as its capital. Then, a Palestinian child will hoist the flag of Palestine over the scared city.”

* Secretary General of the Arab League of Nations