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I still support Israel: Clinton

TEL AVIV: Former US president Bill Clinton met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for talks in Tel Aviv on Sunday, and assured him of his continued support for the Jewish State.

“I am just a private citizen now but I still support Israel,” Clinton told reporters at the start of the late-night meeting at the defence ministry in Tel Aviv.

“All I can do now is talk — I have no power now, all I can do is listen and tonight I am just going to listen,” he said. The former US president was just one of more than 400 statesmen and celebrities who flew to Israel to attend official celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of Shimon Peres which kicked off in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

For his part, Sharon welcomed Clinton, but said he “would have preferred to welcome you in Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people for the last 3,000 years and the united and undivided capital of Israel forever.” “You are a friend of Israel and you have made many efforts to move the peace process forward,” Sharon said. “I believe that your visit here, as an act of friendship and solidarity, will strengthen relations between Israel and the US.” —AFP

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