It was not until 1995 that former French President Jacques Chirac became the first French leader to officially admit the state had played an active role in the Holocaust.

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

At a press event with Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, Clinton said the U.S.administration is in very active consultations with Israel over steps by the Jewish state that in her words "would demonstrate the requisite commitment" to the peace process.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16