WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: President Clinton here in Washington has called off a day of fund-raising to deal with today's developments in the Middle East. Mr. Clinton has been in contact with both Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat. CNN's Kelly Wallace is over at the White House and she joins us now live -- Kelly.</s>KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, that's exactly right, There is a definite sense of urgency here at the White House. One U.S. official calling this a critical moment, saying the administration is well aware of the danger of violence spiraling out of control. As you mentioned, the president canceled a political fund-raising trip to the Midwest so that he could remain at the White House to monitor developments. Earlier this afternoon, the president telephoned Indiana Democratic supporters, apologizing for not being with them, saying he has been up all through the night working on these issues. The president and his Middle East policy team have really been working nonstop, trying to reduce tension. Mr. Clinton himself spoke three times on this day with Israeli prime minister Barak, twice with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and once with Egypt president Hosni Mubarak. The president's message, both sides need to do everything they can to reduce the violence and bring an end to the violence, and adhere to commitments outlined when they had talks with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in France -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: Kelly Wallace at the White House, thank you.
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