Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a friend of Israel despite a rocky relationship withMenachem Begin, has died. She honored the Rebbe's "inspiration."
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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who had a good relatinship with England's Jewish community and was considered a good friend of Israel despite a rocky relationship with Prime MinisterMenachem Begin, has died.
Thatcher died Monday after suffering a stroke. She was 87.
The only female to serve as prime minister of Britain, she also was the longest continuously serving prime minister in the 20th century, leading the country and her Conservative Party from 1979 to 1990.
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