A group claiming more than 900 members of the clergy, including a handful of rabbis, called on the Clinton administration to end U.S. aid to Israel and the Palestinian Authority because of human rights violations. Aid should go to non- governmental organizations seeking peace instead of the governments, but only after the violations cease, the Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine/ Israel said in a statement delivered to U.S., Israeli and Palestinian officials.
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