Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, walks with an entourage of U.S. and Israeli soldiers

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, walks with an entourage of U.S. and Israeli soldiers while touring a ballistic missile defense position near Jerusalem Oct. 23, 2012. The BMD site was temporarily in place to support the bilateral U.S.-Israel exercise Austere Challenge 12. Dowload higest-resolution version(3978 by 393 pixels)

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, walks with an entourage of U.S. and Israeli soldiers while touring a ballistic missile defense position near Jerusalem Oct. 23, 2012. The BMD site was temporarily in place to support the bilateral U.S.-Israel exercise Austere Challenge 12.

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