RAMALLA, 15, 2004 April 15, 2004 (WAFA)- President Yasser Arafat has reiterated that the Palestinian people will not abandon their goals of achieving freedom, independence and national sovereignty in the Palestinian independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.... In a live speech broadcast by Palestine TV on Thursday, Arafat said that "our fate is to defend our right to self-determination and the right to return to their homeland".... Arafat also stressed that the Palestinian people has the right to defend their land and freedom to achieve a stable life away from the Israeli occupation.... He also affirmed that the Palestinian people and its leadership will continue defending the holy Christian and Moslem sites.... President Arafat also reiterated that peace could be achieved through the total ending of Israeli occupation and restoring the usurped Palestinian land as well as establishing the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital....