The Clinton administration is determined to provide $1.6 billion promised to Israel and the Palestinian Authority to help implement last year’s Wye accord, said Defense Secretary William Cohen. His comment came before a Tuesday meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli President Ezer Weizman. Last week, President Clinton vetoed a foreign aid bill because it did not contain the Wye aid.
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