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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, and members of his delegation meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, at the Pentagon, June 4, 2009. Among those joining Barak are: Brig. Gen. Pinchas Buchris, left, director general of the Ministry of Defense, and Acting Ambassador to the United States Jeremy Issacharoff, right.

ISRAELI DELEGATION

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, and members of his delegation meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, at the Pentagon, June 4, 2009. Among those joining Barak are: Brig. Gen. Pinchas Buchris, left, director general of the Ministry of Defense, and Acting Ambassador to the United States Jeremy Issacharoff, right.

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