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Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of defense, Israeli Defense Force and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak to the press at the conclusion of a tour of the Yad Ve Shem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2010. Mullen is on a weeklong tour of the region visiting with key partners and allies.

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Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of defense, Israeli Defense Force and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak to the press at the conclusion of a tour of the Yad Ve Shem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2010. Mullen is on a weeklong tour of the region visiting with key partners and allies.

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