Bush's message to Arafat on Eid al-Adha

US President George Bush has stressed the commitment of his administration to the realization of security and peace in the Middle East. This was expressed in a message of congratulations Bush sent to the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Thursday on the fall of Eid al-Adha.

Arafat's advisor, Nabil Abu Rudinah said that the chairman of the Palestinian authority got the message during his meeting with the American general consul in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday at the headquarters of the Palestinian presidency in Ramullah in the West bank.