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On the recordOctober 1, 1996
I invited them here with three urgent goals in mind: first, to seek to curb the terrible violence and death that we saw last week; second, to get the Israelis and Palestinians talking again at the highest levels; and third, to help both parties return to the hard work of building peace through negotiations.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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The President's News Conference With Middle Eastern Leaders

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