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Barak to Australian FM: Time has come for action on talks

Defense Minister Ehud Barak met Sunday with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd in Jerusalem. The two ministers discussed the need to return to direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Barak said during the meeting that "the time has come for actions and decisions need be made both on the Israeli side and the Palestinian side."
"We need backing from the international community," the defense minister said.