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ISRAEL: LEAH RABIN SHOWS SUPPORT FOR NETANYAHU

(13 Sep 1998) Hebrew/Eng/Nat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called U-S President Bill Clinton a friend on Sunday and said he hoped the American leader would survive the Monica Lewinsky scandal that could lead to impeachment. There was support also from Leah Rabin, the widow of former leader Yitzhak Rabin. The country's Sunday newspapers featured splashy headlines and lengthy stories detailing Clinton's actions which were detailed in the Starr report which was released Friday. Israel, a close ally of the United States, was abuzz on Sunday with talk of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report on Bill Clinton's affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. News from Washington dominated the headlines and newscasts. Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Itamar Rabinovich said the scandal could harm the peace process. At a peace rally in Tel Aviv, the widow of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin echoed the same sentiment. SOUNDBITE: (English) "President Clinton, we have been watching you through these very very difficult days, we pray for you, we love you, and we hope that you will overcome these difficult days and stay as the wonderful, maybe most wonderful president of the United States and the president of the world, and the world needs you and all the wonderful things you can do for them." SUPER CAPTION: Leah Rabin, widow of former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu was no less supportive. Netanyahu said that Israel wanted what was good for both him and the United States. SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) "Clinton is a friend of Israel but it's a domestic issue for America and I think the American democracy is strong enough to get through." SUPER CAPTION: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli Prime Minister had himself been embroiled in a sex tangle when he admitted to cheating on his third wife while running for the Likud party leadership in 1993. He made the affair public when an opposing candidate threatened to publicise the affair if Netanyahu did not withdraw from the race. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...