The robbers collect transit taxes of $27,000 and sometimes the tax is $50,000 or 50% of the value of the truck’s contents.
One of the scenarios the drill simulated was the hijacking of a civilian Israeli vessel by the Islamic State (ISIS).
Near Shavei Shomron a Palestinian tried to steal a soldier's gun. A reserve soldier was driving in his car when a Palestinian, mistaking him for a woman because of his long hair, blocked the road in an attempt to hijack the car. When the soldier got out of his car, the Palestinian then tried to […]
By Fern Sidman
In Unbroken Spirit: A Heroic Story of Faith, Courage and Survival (Gefen Publishing), the newly released English translation of his memoir, internationally renowned former Soviet refusenik Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich tells a compelling story of struggle and victory. He spoke to The Jewish Press during his recent U.S. book tour.
