{"product_id":"we-will-not-be-hijacked-a-life-story-of-survival-9798893900521","title":"We Will Not Be Hijacked: A Life Story of Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If the world had listened\", argued Bar-Lev, 9\/11 events might have been avoided.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 6th, 1970 was a seminal day for international civil aviation. For the first time, after dozens of hijackings of passenger planes around the globe - El Al Captain Uri Bar-Lev and his crew managed to thwart an attempt to hijack their plane while it was still in the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo this day, their actions are considered the one and only thwarting operation in civil aviation's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUri Bar-Lev's story tells of the beginning of the Israeli Air Force and El Al Airlines. From his childhood in Avihayil, through his moves to Haifa and Tel Aviv \"to learn a craft,\" his joining the Palmach (an elite combined strike force of the Haganah), to serendipitously becoming a fighter pilot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis is a story filled with moments of levity and uncompromising battles all of which he came on top of injuries sustained in a severe car accident, thwarting terrorists, the Israeli Security Agency (ISA), aviation elements in Israel and around the world, and finally his battle with cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17906809\"\u003eUri Bar-Lev\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Braughler Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893900521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRA\"\u003eTransportation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRA002010\"\u003eAviation | History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO034000\"\u003eAviation \u0026amp; Nautical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Braughler Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458646847725,"sku":"9798893900521","price":31.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d61a320c-0fe8-4f02-8252-dbc997ca871c.jpg?v=1753616691","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/we-will-not-be-hijacked-a-life-story-of-survival-9798893900521","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}