Palestinians burned Israeli and U.S. flags at a demonstration in the West Bank town of Ramallah supporting Iraq’s battle against U.S. weapons inspectors. The marchers reportedly called for Saddam Hussein to drop bombs on Tel Aviv. In a related development, an Israeli air force official said he does not believe that Iraq will fire Scud missiles at the Jewish state.
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