President Clinton received a letter from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that reportedly told the president that Barak will leave the Camp David peace summit because the Palestinians lacked the “true commitment” needed “to make historic decisions.” A spokesman for Clinton confirmed that the president received a letter from Barak, but he would not discuss its contents.
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