Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, President Clinton and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat were among some 30 world leaders who attended the funeral of Morocco’s King Hassan II. Barak was accompanied by President Ezer Weizman and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Hopes that Barak would meet with Hafez Assad during the funeral were dashed when the Syrian president announced at the last minute that he would not attend.
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