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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Yaakov Amidror, Israeli Israeli national security advisor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 22, 2013. Carter is on a weeklong trip to meet with defense and government leaders in Israel, Uganda and Ethiopia in sub-Saharan Africa.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Yaakov Amidror, Israeli Israeli national security advisor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 22, 2013. Carter is on a weeklong trip to meet with defense and government leaders in Israel, Uganda and Ethiopia in sub-Saharan Africa.

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