Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah rejected an offer by President Clinton to participate in a meeting with Israeli leaders on the sidelines of the funeral of Jordan’s King Hussein earlier this month, according to a London-based, Saudi-owned newspaper. The daily Asharq al-Awsat quoted informed diplomatic sources that Clinton suggested the secret meeting at the funeral. But the Saudi crown prince, who led the Saudi delegation to the funeral, cut Clinton short, telling him that his country’s friendship with the United States “has limits.”
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