President Clinton praised Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon for offering Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Cabinet minister Shimon Peres places in his government. In a speech at a South Florida synagogue, Clinton also said that peace in the Middle East cannot be fully attained “in an atmosphere of violence,” and he pushed for Palestinians and Israelis to compromise to help stop the fighting. Clinton’s speech at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center was the first open to the media since he left office last month.
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