Jews rallied in cities around the world Wednesday to demand freedom for Capt. Ron Arad, the Israeli air force navigator who disappeared after his plane went down over Lebanon in 1986. More than 200 people gathered across from the United Nations in New York City, holding placards with Arad’s photograph and chanting “Bring him home.”
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