Mideast Envoy George Mitchell Meets With Israeli Defense Chief Ehud Barak(George Mitchell)
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and special US envoy George Mitchell prepare to begin a meeting on June 30, 2009 in New York, New York. Barak travelled to New York in an attempt to reach a compromise with the Obama administration over the issue of continuing expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
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