Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talks to journalists prior the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, April 26, 2009. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday he'd be willing to immediately launch peace talks with Syria, but only without preconditions. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talks to journalists prior the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, April 26, 2009. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday he'd be willing to immediately launch peace talks with Syria, but only without preconditions.

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  6. Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses a mass rally marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. About 20,000 people massed in Rabin Square where the late prime minister was killed by a Jewish extremist on November 4, 1995, after attending a peace rally.
  7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defence Minister Ehud Barak prepare to give a press conference at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 05, 2009. Israel called on the international community to take action against Iran, blaming Tehran for dispatching a weapons-laden ship to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. Netanyahu said the boat intercepted by the Israeli navy overnight on November 4 carried thousands of rockets 'whose only aim is to hit civilians and kill as many civilians as possible.'
  8. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defence Minister Ehud Barak prepare to give a press conference at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 05, 2009. Israel called on the international community to take action against Iran, blaming Tehran for dispatching a weapons-laden ship to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. Netanyahu said the boat intercepted by the Israeli navy overnight on November 4 carried thousands of rockets 'whose only aim is to hit civilians and kill as many civilians as possible.'
  9. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice and US ambassador to Israel James Cunningham (L) attend a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (not pictUred) in Jerusalem on October 21, 2009. Rice arrived in the Middle East to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials and participate in a conference hosted by President Shimon Peres.
  10. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (L) shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman in Jerusalem on October 21, 2009. Rice arrived in the Middle East to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials and participate in a conference hosted by President Shimon Peres.
  11. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (L) and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman meet in Jerusalem on October 21, 2009. Rice arrived in the Middle East to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials and participate in a conference hosted by President Shimon Peres.
  12. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (R) and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman meet in Jerusalem on October 21, 2009. Rice arrived in the Middle East to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials and participate in a conference hosted by President Shimon Peres.
  13. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman looks on as he waits for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov before their meeting at the Foreign Minister�s Office in Jerusalem on September 30, 2009.
  14. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) shakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov before their meeting at the Foreign Minister�s Office in Jerusalem on September 30, 2009.
  15. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) shakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov before their meeting at the Foreign Minister�s Office in Jerusalem on September 30, 2009.
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