A tribute in New York to Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon noted his role in destroying Iraq’s nuclear reactor. At Wednesday’s ceremony at Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue, retired Col. Ze’ev Raz, commander of the 1981 Israeli mission that destroyed the reactor, said Ramon’s coordination of the planes’ fuel supply allowed the mission to return safely.
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