Bill Clinton

In U.S.:Washington — Will the Middle East firmament tremble when President Bill Clinton’s helicopter sets down next week at the Gaza International Airport?
Will a troubling new era in U.S.-Palestinian relations begin with Clinton’s precedent-shattering address to 1,500 Palestinian officials, including many former terrorists, assembled to “confirm” an earlier decision striking out offensive portions of the PLO charter?

Washington — Jewish leaders applauded last week’s dramatic shift in U.S. policy in the fight against international terrorism, but many worried that the Clinton administration lacks the stamina and political daring needed to lead the American people into what is certain to be a long, ugly and costly war.

Peter Deutsch had a problem. The House of Representatives was thrashing its way toward a historic vote on the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, and Deutsch, a congressman representing a heavily Jewish section of Broward County, Fla., suddenly found himself pursued by swarms of tenacious reporters.