Suha Arafat criticized Hillary Clinton for saying that she considers Jerusalem the “eternal and indivisible capital of Israel.” The wife of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat said Clinton, who is exploring a run for a Senate seat from New York, had offended Muslims, Christians and Arabs and was just trying to gain the support of the state’s Jewish voters. Clinton made the statement in a letter sent earlier this month to the Orthodox Union.
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