"With him disappears the man of courage and conviction who, for 40 years, has incarnated the

"With him disappears the man of courage and conviction who, for 40 years, has incarnated the Palestinians' combat for recognition of their national rights."
French President Jacques Chirac
On the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
"It is one of the tragedies of the world that he didn't understand that the terror that began here would spread to the entire world."
Yosef Lapid
Israeli justice minister, on Arafat.
"Just give me a chance to prove myself."
Alberto Gonzales
President Bush's nominee for attorney general.