Solidarity and Mourning for Columbia

[Setmose]

Hi --

I just want to say that we are all feeling the tragic loss of the Columbia orbiter today. Here in Israel we have lost a great pilot, who had shown a new side of himself as a spokesperson for his country. India also lost a couragous representative of her national background. And the United States has suffered a tremendous loss. In the hard days ahead I am sure that we will all pull together and find healing by meeting the challenges that still face us.