President Clinton praised the relationship between the United States and Israel at a celebration of the Jewish state’s 50th anniversary. At the event, which was held on the White House’s South Lawn, Clinton also called on Israel’s leaders to fulfill the dream of its first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion – – the creation of a lasting peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
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