U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on July 27, 2009. Gates arrived in Israel on a US push to jump start Middle East peace talks with Washington's peace envoy George Mitchell also on whistlestop regional tour. (UPI Photo/Jack Guez/Pool)
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