Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon talked Tuesday via satellite phone with astronaut Ilan Ramon. Sharon wished Ramon good luck on his space mission and sent him “blessings from Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years and forever.”
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