Visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, December 2010

Mr Rudd lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem. (L-R): Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Yuval Rotem, Australian Ambassador to Israel, Andrea Faulkner, Mr Rudd, Mr Avner Chalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate. 12 December 2010. Photographer: Mati Milstein.

Mr Rudd lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem. (L-R): Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Yuval Rotem, Australian Ambassador to Israel, Andrea Faulkner, Mr Rudd, Mr Avner Chalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate. 12 December 2010. Photographer: Mati Milstein.

Mr Rudd signs the visitor's book at Yad Vashem Persons depicted (L-R): Mr Avner Chalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, Mr Rudd. 12 December 2010. Photographer: Mati Milstein.

Mr Rudd discusses the Middle East Peace Process with Mr Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel, at the Presdient's residence. 13 December 2010 Photgrapher: Mati Milstein

Mr Rudd discusses the Middle East Peace Process with Mr Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel, at the Presdient's residence. 13 December 2010 Photgrapher: Mati Milstein

Bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. 13 December 2010 Photographer: Mati Milstein

Bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. 13 December 2010 Photographer: Mati Milstein

Mr Rudd meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. 13 December 2010. Photographer: Jama Aruri

Mr Rudd meets with Noam and Aviva Shalit, parents of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held in Hamas captivity since June 2006. 13 December 2010 Photographer: Mati Milstein

Students of the Qalandia Girls' School.

Deputy Director of UNRWA West Bank Operations Tom White (an Australian), UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi, Central West Bank Director for UNRWA Yusef Hushiyeh, students of the Qalandia Girls' School.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi, students of the Qalandia Girls' School.

At a meeting with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and members of the Australia Israel Leadership Forum delegation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the close friendship between Australia and Israel (13 December 2010). Persons depicted: Mr Yuval Rotem, Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Ms Ronit Tirosh MK, Chair of the Israel-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Association in the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Rudd, Mr Albert Dadon AM, Chairman, Australia Israel Cultural Exchange, Members of the Australia Israel Leadership Forum delegation Photographer: Mati Milstein

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd delivers a speech on "Future Directions for the Middle East Peace Process" to the Australia Israel Leadership Forum Gala dinner. The dinner was attended by Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, Members of the Israeli Knesset and members of the Australia Israel Leadership Forum delegation, including Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Members of Parliment, and Australian and Israeli business figures (13 December 2010). Photographer: Mati Milstein

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd discussed Australian and Israeli interests in the Middle East, the security challenges faced by Israel and the current state of the peace process with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (14 December 2010). Photographer: Mati Milstein