© 2025 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Livewire

PHOTO: Hagel Shares Laugh With Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak

by Tom Kludt
03.05.13 | 7:01 am

Newly sworn in Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shares a laugh with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in this official Department of Defense photo. The two counterparts were photographed following their meeting Tuesday at the Pentagon.

(Photo credit: Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo / Department of Defense)

Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
1
Show Comments

Start the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

Continue Discussion
LATEST
News
One Agency Has Been Calling Out Trump’s Illegal Impoundment. That May Soon Change.
12.23.25 | 7:00 am
Cafe
How Trump Is Making the Federal Judiciary Younger, Whiter, and More Republican
12.22.25 | 3:05 pm
Morning Memo
Bari Weiss Spikes 60 Minutes Segment at Last Minute
12.22.25 | 10:09 am
Features
How Rep. Dan Goldman’s Office Became a ‘Triage Center’ for ICE Detainees
12.21.25 | 5:30 pm