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Published: 01/09/09, 1:28 PM / Last Update: 01/09/09, 1:38 PM
“Judea, Samaria on High Alert over Kidnap Plans”

by Maayana Miskin

SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) Security forces are on high alert in Judea and Samaria due to warnings that terrorist groups hope to kidnap Jews. Terrorists are particularly interested in kidnapping Jews at the current time, in order to bargain for an end to IDF counterterrorism operations in Gaza.

At the beginning of the week the IDF sent a reminder to Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria to follow the cautionary guidelines set by the IDF. Among the guidelines is a warning to avoid hitchhiking with strangers. In addition, Jews in Judea and Samaria should not wait at hitchhiking posts outside Jewish towns, particularly not after dark, the guidelines say.

Terrorists last succeeded in kidnapping a Jew in the area in 2006, when Eliyahu Asheri was taken captive and later murdered. Asheri was picked up by a group of Arab men disguised as Jews who offered him a ride.”