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He had com- pleted the training course for pilots with honors in June, receiving his wings from President Shimon Peres. He had escaped death in a training flight in March. His father, Israel's first astronaut, was killed aboard the U.S. space shut- tle Columbia in 2003 when it broke apart upon its return to earth. The Air Force ordered all F-16 train- ing halted until further notice. The plane crashed in the Hebron Hills. Ilan Ramon himself was a fighter pilot in the Air Force and participated in the 1981 strike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor. Assaf Ramon, the oldest of four children, was 15 when his father died. He had said he would like to become a pilot like his father and perhaps even an astronaut. — wa t g ft 1 Peres Recovers Jerusalem/JTA Israeli President Shimon Peres was released from the hospital a day after he fainted at a ceremony in Tel Aviv. Peres, 86, met with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell later Sunday. At the start of the meeting, Mitchell said: "It is a pleasure to see you so vital, strong and healthy." Peres responded with a smile and said, "It is better when you consider the alternative." Peres had passed out for a few moments while speaking in Tel Aviv Saturday night. He was taken to Tel HaShomer hospital, where doctors said he was in good condition. Tests conducted at the hospital did not find any problems with Peres' health, according to reports. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Peres well at the beginning of Sunday's Cabinet meeting, saying he had spoken with him that morning. "He sounded as excellent as always:' Netanyahu said. "Of course, it is impossible to stop Shimon. He spoke with me about what he plans to tell envoy Mitchell. I told him that aside from meeting Mitchell, he should rest a bit because I believe that every Israeli is genuinely concerned for our president. I am certain that I speak for every member of the government when I say that we wish him good health and continued productive activ- ity on behalf of the State of Israel." — Ethical Food Guidelines New York/JTA The Conservative movement has released detailed guidelines for earning approval from its ethical food certification initiative. The guidelines for earning a Magen Tzedek, or seal of justice, were release last week, the Forward reported. The guideline's 175 pages detail standards in five general areas: treat- ment of employees, animal welfare, consumer issues, corporate integrity and environmental impact. Among the specific requirements is that food producers must pay their lowest-paid employees 115 percent of the federal minimum wage and provid those same employees with benefits equal to at least 35 percent of wages. The ethical food initiative, which is run by the Hekhsher Tzedek commis- sion in coordination with the leader- ship of the Conservative movement, was begun by Minnesota Rabbi Mom Allen in response to revelations of worker mistreatment at what once was the nation's largest kosher slaughter- house in Postville, Iowa. — Pollard's Release? Jerusalem/JTA — A special report released in Israel says that convicted spy Jonathan Pollar did not receive due Jonathan process in America Pollard and that successive Israeli governments worked for his release. State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss in his report found that "Pollard's release from prison in America was always a consideration of the Israeli government leaders, an their actions and the policies they followed were continuous and consis- tent during their terms of office." The report looked at the govern- ments of Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert during the 24 years that Pollard has been in prison in the United States for spying on behalf of Israel. "The subject was raised in their meetings and discussions with the presidents of the U.S.," according to the report, which noted the fierce opposition to Pollard's release in U.S. intelligence on national security grounds. The report chastised the govern- ments for not recording or docu- menting the content of the meetings, calling it "a significant failing:' Roundup on page 66