Sabena hijacking

Flydubai terror attempt brings to mind the hijackings of 1970s in Israeli consciousness - comment

Israel is a small country, and in moments like these it feels smaller still. People who have never met became “our passengers.” Their survival was a national relief.

|ByHERB KEINON
IDF "Sayeret Matkal" soldiers rescuing hostages on a "Sabena" plane at the Lod Airport. above from R to L- Danny Yatom & Ehud Barak who participated in the rescue, May 9, 1972.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a drill carried out by the IDF's Fifth Brigade on May 8, 1972.

On Sabena rescue anniversary, Netanyahu warns Hamas that 'the rules are about to change'

The Sabena Flight 571 hijacking occurred on May 8, 1972; a young Netanyahu, under the charge of former prime minister Ehud Barak, helped rescue 90 hostages.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF commandos, including Ehud Barak (left), rescue hostages on the hijacked Sabena plane.

50 years since Sabena Flight 571 to Israel was hijacked

Following the rescue, Capt. Levy was hailed as a hero by Israel but blamed by the PLO for aiding the Israelis, and the family was ultimately sent to South Africa by Sabena to protect them.

|BySTEVE LINDE
IDF commandos, including Ehud Barak (left), rescue hostages on the hijacked Sabena plane.

50 years since the hijacking of Sabena Flight 571 to Israel

Linda Lipschitz recalls the hijacking of the plane captained by her father.

|BySTEVE LINDE