TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JULY 26: U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell (L), poses during a photo opportunity July 26, 2009 ahead of their meeting at the defense ministry in Tel Aviv. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JULY 26: U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell (L), poses during a photo opportunity July 26, 2009 ahead of their meeting at the defense ministry in Tel Aviv.

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  1. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 29: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the original list of countries which voted on the partition plan of Palestine 62 years ago on November 29,1947, as he arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in his office on November 29, 2009 in Jerusalem . Defense Minister Ehud Barak's decision to halt construction in West Bank settlements was today criticized by Likud party member Gilad Erdan. The issue of the settlement freeze is not due to discussed during today's cabinet meeting.
  2. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (R) jokingly pushes Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) into the Laurel cabin on the grounds of Camp David as U.S. President Bill Clinton watches during peace talks, July 11, 2000. Arafat and Barak were insisting that the other proceed through the door first. Camp David is the venue where Egypt and Israel made peace in September 1978, and the Laurel cabin was the site of many of the meetings. REUTERS/Win McNamee.
  3. JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 22: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak attends the weekly cabinet meeting on November 22, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. According to reports, some Likud ministers are displeased by the PM Netanyahu's announcement that the appointment of a new attorney general should be based on the recommendation of the justice minister.
  4. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak attend the weekly cabinet meeting at his office on November 1, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday praised the settlement policies of Netanyahu, whilst also urging Israel and Palestinians to resume peace talks, during her visit.
  5. JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 31: In this handout image supplied by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak (R) on October 31, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Secretary Clinton is visiting the region to try to restart peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
  6. JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 31: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak before their meeting October 31, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed on Saturday to persuade Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume talks with Israel, a spokesman for Abbas said, citing Jewish settlements as a stumbling block.
  7. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 25: Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak (C) speaks to the media before the weekly cabinet meeting on October 25, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel.
  8. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 12: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talks with Shas party leader Ely Yishai as the weekly cabinet meeting begins in the Jerusalem offices of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 12, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Turkey announced that they have excluded Israel from a joint multi-national military exercise amid concerns that the aircraft that Israel intended to use had participated in bombing raids on Hamas targets during the recent conflict. The United States and Italy have since pulled out of the exercise.
  9. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) hosts an honor cordon to welcome Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak on September 21, 2009 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
  10. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Mitchell said that efforts were still needed to bridge an Israeli-American dispute over settler construction in the West Bank.

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  3. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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  7. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 30: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with U.S. envoy George Mitchell October 30, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mitchell is in the region ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is trying to restart peace talks.
  8. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 30: In this handout image supplied by the U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell for a weekend of diplomatic peace talks, on October 30, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell has arrived early to prepare for the first visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton since Netanyahu came to power.
  9. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 30: In this handout image supplied by the U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell for a weekend of diplomatic peace talks, on October 30, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell has arrived early to prepare for the first visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton since Netanyahu came to power.
  10. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 30: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell for a weekend of diplomatic peace talks, on October 30, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell has arrived early to prepare for the first visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton since Netanyahu came to power.
  11. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 30: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell for a weekend of diplomatic peace talks, on October 30, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell has arrived early to prepare for the first visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton since Netanyahu came to power.
  12. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 30: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell for a weekend of diplomatic peace talks, on October 30, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Mitchell has arrived early to prepare for the first visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton since Netanyahu came to power.
  13. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 29: Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in his office on November 29, 2009 in Jerusalem. Defense Minister Ehud Barak's decision to halt construction in West Bank settlements was today criticized by Likud party member Gilad Erdan. The issue of the settlement freeze is not due to discussed during today's cabinet meeting.
  14. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem for the weekly cabinet meeting, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Barak ordered his office to triple the number of construction inspectors in the West Bank to enforce a new settlement freeze declared by the government, while settler leaders vowed to defy the edict. Barak said 40 new inspectors would be added in the next two weeks to work with police in ensuring the settlement freeze is observed. Only 14 inspectors are deployed there now.
  15. Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak (C) arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem November 29, 2009.
  16. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 29: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the original list of countries which voted on the partition plan of Palestine 62 years ago on November 29,1947, as he arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in his office on November 29, 2009 in Jerusalem . Defense Minister Ehud Barak's decision to halt construction in West Bank settlements was today criticized by Likud party member Gilad Erdan. The issue of the settlement freeze is not due to discussed during today's cabinet meeting.

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