Panetta Meets With Israel, Palestinian Leaders

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Israeli Defense Forces stand at attention as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. Panetta is scheduled to discuss a variety of defense related issues during his trip. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak stand for for the playing of the U.S. national anthem during an honor cordon ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. Panetta is scheduled to discuss a variety of defense related issues during his trip. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • An Israeli Defense Forces band plays the U.S. national anthem as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is accompanied by Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak during an Israeli Defense Honor Cordon ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is accompanied by Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak during an Israeli Defense Honor Cordon ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Israeli Defense Forces stand at attention as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Israeli Defense Forces stand at attention as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talks during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talks during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives for a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, conducts a press conference with Israeli Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak after meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, conducts a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak after meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, conducts a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak after meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak makes remarks during a press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Palestinian soldiers standby as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Seretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lays a wreath at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lays a wreath at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta makes remarks after participating in a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta signs a guest book after taking part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, Israel, after taking part in a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank, Oct. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey