Bin Laden vowed the "liberation of Palestine," saying the mujahedeen would never recognise Israel nor any Palestinian government that does so and warning of "jihad from river to sea... blood for blood and destruction for destruction."
Meanwhile, the PA has arrested "a number of suspects" for the murders of two young Israeli hikers outside Hebron on Friday.
.... [PA] Prime Minister Salam Fayyad expressed "heartfelt" condolences to the families of the Israelis and sought to limit diplomatic fallout for peace talks which just restarted after a seven-year hiatus."In spite of our best efforts, from time to time our relations get tested with an incident like this unfortunately," Fayyad said. "This is a sad reality. It's something that we have to deal with."
[Israeli President, Shimon] Peres responded positively, speaking, like Fayyad, in English.
"The way you expressed yourself, and your government did, on the last incident is encouraging for us," he said. "It was a painful experience, but we are listening very carefully to your reaction, both in what you said and what you do."
Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, shakes hand with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad prior to their meeting in Herziliya near Tel Aviv, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod)
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