Israeli Leaders Meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Gates

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Dealing with Iran will be the top priority for U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates as he meets with Israeli leaders today in Jerusalem. Gates is part of a steady stream of high profile U.S. visitors to Israel this week including Middle East Envoy George Mitchell and National Security Advisor Jim Jones. To talk about what’s on the table this week is New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Ethan Bronner, and Judith Kipper, Director of Middle East Programs at the Institute of World Affairs in Washington, D.C.

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