Jewish spiritual leaders circled Israel’s borders by plane on a mission aimed at warding off an Iraqi missile attack on Israel. The rabbis blew a shofar and recited prayers for the protection of the Jewish state. An organizer of the flight said a similar mission was undertaken prior to the 1991 Gulf War, when Iraq fired 39 Scud missiles at Israel.
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