<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMaafisa wa serikali ya Marekani wamethibitisha kuwa Clinton alikuwa akifungua karpeti ili kuongeza umaarufu wa Arafat na kuwaonya Waisraeli wasiharibu mchakato wa amani kwa kuchochea mgogoro zaidi.  <response>: Administration officials confirmed that Clinton was deliberately 1 rolling out the carpet to enhance Arafats prestige and 2 sending Israel a warning not to screw up the peace process by provoking further conflict. 