U.S. Vice President Al Gore lit a menorah at the annual White House ceremony on the first night of Chanukah. President Clinton, who normally leads the event, was in Jerusalem, where he lit a menorah at the home of Israeli President Ezer Weizman. First lady Hillary Clinton lit a Chanukah candle, a Christmas tree and a Ramadan lantern during a visit to Neve Shalom, a village near Jerusalem where 36 Israeli Arab and Jewish families live together.
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