Israel's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz salutes as he stands next to Defense Minister Amir Peretz, right, during a memorial for sailors who died in the Dakar Submarine that went missing in 1968, at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. Israel's military chief, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz resigned Wednesday, yielding to widespread demands that he pay the price for Israel's flawed summer war in Lebanon. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Israel's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz leaves the memorial for sailors who died in the Israeli Dakar Submarine that went missing in 1968, at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. Israel's military chief, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz resigned Wednesday, yielding to widespread demands that he pay the price for Israel's flawed summer war in Lebanon. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize themselves in the river Jordan during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims on their way to the Jordan River during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize themselves in the river Jordan during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize themselves in the river Jordan during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize themselves in the river Jordan during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize themselves in the river Jordan during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims on there way to the Jordan river during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims baptize themselves in the River Jordan during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

Russian Christian Orthodox pilgrims on there way to the Jordan River during celebrations of the Eastern Orthodox Epiphany on Wednesday, 18 January 2007 with ritual baptism. Hundreds of Orthodox believers attended the ceremony at the Kassar Al-Yahud baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan river. Photo by Yossi Zamir -Flash 90

**FILE2007** Cranes and pelicans in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90

**FILE2007** Cranes and pelicans in the agricultural region of Hula Valley in northern Israel. The valley is an important site for birds migrating between Africa, Europe and Asia. January 18, 2007. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Fash90