Daoud Kuttab. "This is not to excuse this act which must be denounced. For years people in the Middle East have suffered from this double faced US foreign policy. Human rights, the great Wilsonian concept of the people's right to self determination seems to stop when the subject of discussions are Palestinians."

"The bombings of New York and Washington will forever change the make up of US domestic and foreign policy. People living in the Middle East will be watching closely whether these changes will make their lives better or worse."

"President Yasser Arafat expressed the Palestinian People's condolences to American families and the innocent victims to who had fallen victim to these horrific crimes."

"Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, condemned the terrorist act."

"No one begrudges the U.S.'s right to defend itself but in the process of doing so, it must be sure who the real enemy is and take action based on certifiable facts and with a sense of justice in mind, not the vengeful unchecked rhetoric currently coming from senior U.S. officials."

Dr. Eyad El Sarraj. "The anger due to American policies in the world and in our region should not blind us to see that those who were killed and wounded in these horrific carnages are our brothers and sisters in humanity. Their murder can never be justified."

A transcript of a memorandum (with 23 signatories) of Palestinian intellectuals expressing their unequivocal condemnation of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, and asserting their solidarity with the American People.

"In a letter to Deputy Minister of the Interior Ahmed Said Tamimi, the Paris based Reporters sans frontières (RSF), protested the numerous cases of intimidation of journalists in the territories under the Palestinian Authority's control."

"The Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday September 12, protested to the Palestinian Authority about threats against a freelance cameraman who filmed Palestinians celebrating terror attacks in the United States."

"One cannot express enough horror and disbelief at the events that we have been witnessing over the past 24 hours. Our prayers are with the victims and their families during these most difficult and trying times."

"This is indeed a historic opportunity - to move back from the abyss, to sit down and clean the slate, to move forward. Having looked into the face of Hell on earth, reasonable people can only seek to end further suffering."

By Ghassan Khatib, Director Jerusalem Media & Communication Center (JMCC) and Palestine Report publisher. "In essence, this is the time for the US to show whether stated American policies will prevail or whether the terrorist claims about American hostility towards Muslims and Arabs is, in fact, the truth."

By Dr Azmi Bishara, member of the Israeli Knesset. "Fighting terrorism in an indiscriminately destructive manner can only breed more terrorism."