As Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas moved forward with his plan to seek full membership to the Un

(22 Sep 2011) HEADLINE: Raw Video: Israeli Defense Minister at Pentagon CAPTION: As Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas moved forward with his plan to seek full membership to the United Nations in NY, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak arrived at the Pentagon on Monday for talks with his U.S. counterpart Leon Panetta. (Sept. 19) APTN STORY NUMBER: 706243 SHOTLIST: 1. Mid of diplomatic car arriving at Pentagon; Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak getting out of car and embracing US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta STORYLINE: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak arrived at the Pentagon on Monday for talks with his US counterpart Leon Panetta. They are expected to discuss the possibility of renewed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians as well as the recent storming of the Israeli embassy in Cairo by a crowd of protesters which forced the evacuation of Israeli diplomats. Barak''s visit to Washington comes as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to submit the Palestinian application for full membership of the United Nations on Friday. Such a move would be the first step in a process to a declaration of statehood that has already sparked a frenzy of diplomatic activity and vows of a US veto in the Security Council. Behind the scenes efforts by key Middle East mediators have intensified to try to bring the Israelis and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...