SWEIMEH, JORDAN - MAY 17: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Press Office (GPO), Queen Rania (L) of Jordan, King Abdullah II (2L) of Jordan and Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on the Middle East at the King Hussein Convention Centre near the Dead Sea on May 17, 2009 in Sweimeh, Jordan. The forum, which is focusing on the ongoing global economic crisis, is being attended by officials and executives from 79 countries. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

SWEIMEH, JORDAN - MAY 17: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Press Office (GPO), Queen Rania (L) of Jordan, King Abdullah II (2L) of Jordan and Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on the Middle East at the King Hussein Convention Centre near the Dead Sea on May 17, 2009 in Sweimeh, Jordan. The forum, which is focusing on the ongoing global economic crisis, is being attended by officials and executives from 79 countries.

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  8. HATZERIM, ISRAEL - JUNE 25: In this handout file photo provided by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on September 13, 2009, Asaf Ramon, son of Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon who died when space shuttle Columbia crashed in 2003, is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres during a ceremony where he was awarded his air force pilot wings on June 25, 2009 at the Hatzerim base in southern Israel. Asaf Ramon was killed September 13, 2009 when his F16-A jet fighter crashed during a training exercise over the West Bank.
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