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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (right) talks to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (back to camera) at the beginning of a working dinner at the Pentagon on May 3, 2001. Under discussion is a range of regional security issues of interest to both nations. Israeli Ambassador to the United States David Ivry (center) joined Peres and Rumsfeld in the talks.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres talks to Secretary Rumsfeld at the beginning of a working dinner at the Pentagon.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (right) talks to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (back to camera) at the beginning of a working dinner at the Pentagon on May 3, 2001. Under discussion is a range of regional security issues of interest to both nations. Israeli Ambassador to the United States David Ivry (center) joined Peres and Rumsfeld in the talks.

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