Israel marked 20 years since air force navigator Ron Arad went missing in action. Israeli schools held commemorative classes and television and radio stations aired discussions Monday on Arad, who became a cause celebre after bailing out of his crippled warplane over Lebanon on Oct. 16, 1986.
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