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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta reaffirms the United States’ commitment to Israel while discussing Middle East issues during a speech at the Saban Forum at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2011. The forum is an annual event that brings together U.S. and Israeli policy makers to discuss regional defense issues.

SABAN FORUM

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta reaffirms the United States’ commitment to Israel while discussing Middle East issues during a speech at the Saban Forum at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2011. The forum is an annual event that brings together U.S. and Israeli policy makers to discuss regional defense issues.

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