U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pledged that the Clinton administration’s “commitment to Israel’s security does not come with a time limit,” adding that it would “continue today, tomorrow and as long as the sun shall rise.” She made the statement at a news conference after summoning a small group of Jewish officials to her office for an unannounced meeting to respond to criticisms that the Clinton administration had crossed the line in pressuring Israel on the peace process.
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