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We welcome recent statements by senior American officials affirming Israel&#8217;s right of self-defense&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Israel, bitter memories of Iraqi Scud missiles raining down on civilian population centers in 1991 remain fresh. Saddam Hussein evidently continues to possess the capacity to launch missiles armed with conventional and possibly non-conventional weapons as well. 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