Rice meets with Israeli officials in Jerusalem

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) speaks with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak during a meeting in Jerusalem on June 15, 2008. Rice, on a new bid to inject impetus into the faltering Middle East peace process, warned today that Jewish settlement expansion could harm the talks. Rice said she would use her latest visit - her 17th to the region in less than two years-- to press Israel to curb settlement growth on occupied Palestinian land. (UPI Photo/MENAHEM KAHANA/POOL)