Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during their meeting at the King David hotel in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 5, 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Palestinian peace negotiators on Wednesday, hoping to persuade them to resume talks despite a spike of violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza. (AP Photo/Guo Lei, Pool)
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