Tuesday, January 1, 2008 – Ammunition Hill
We departed the hotel for a 9 AM appointment at Ammunition Hill, a series of bunkers and ammunition depots originally built by the British during the time of the British Mandate, but then turned over to the Jordanians during the years of 1948-1967. This spot was located at the highest elevated point in the region, commanding a view of the surrounding hills and looking down into the Dead Sea Valley. Today there are high rise apartments overlooking this spot, but as our tour guide would say with some frequency, if we had come there in 1967, we’d only be able to do it riding on camels.
We watched a film on the military significance of this location during the Six-Day War, and then also met with Colonel Ben Tzion Gruber, a reserve colonel and computer consultant who spoke to us about the modern-day task of apprehending potential terrorists / suicide bombers before they strike. Using a sophisticated system of informants, night-vision airborne drone planes, and ingenuity, they have been able to arrest over 98% or more of terrorists before they strike. He showed a film depicting these methods using actual footage and real-time intelligence.
We departed the hotel for a 9 AM appointment at Ammunition Hill, a series of bunkers and ammunition depots originally built by the British during the time of the British Mandate, but then turned over to the Jordanians during the years of 1948-1967. This spot was located at the highest elevated point in the region, commanding a view of the surrounding hills and looking down into the Dead Sea Valley. Today there are high rise apartments overlooking this spot, but as our tour guide would say with some frequency, if we had come there in 1967, we’d only be able to do it riding on camels.
We watched a film on the military significance of this location during the Six-Day War, and then also met with Colonel Ben Tzion Gruber, a reserve colonel and computer consultant who spoke to us about the modern-day task of apprehending potential terrorists / suicide bombers before they strike. Using a sophisticated system of informants, night-vision airborne drone planes, and ingenuity, they have been able to arrest over 98% or more of terrorists before they strike. He showed a film depicting these methods using actual footage and real-time intelligence.
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