Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni meets her European Counterparts in Jerusalem
EU Envoy Javier Solana attends a press conference with (not seen)Israeli Foreign MInister Tzipi Livni, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and EU Envoy Benita Ferrero Waldner on the Israeli operation in Gaza, January 5, 2009. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)
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