Israeli and U.S. soldiers guard Israeli-American Patriot anti-missile
batteries behind razor wire near Jaffa, a coastal port near Tel Aviv,
on March 4, 2003. The U.S.-built Patriots, which are designed to shoot
down missiles in mid-air, will be used to protect Israel from any
missile attack in the event of a U.S.-led military strike on Iraq.
REUTERS/Havakuk Levison