Israeli Brigadier General (Res.) Ben-Tzvi Elyassi, longtime head of IDF rescue missions to disaster scenes worldwide, was recently tapped to head a large-scale IDF Home Front campaign to provide aid to Corona victims. Under Gen. Elyassi’s command, IDF soldiers packed and hand-delivered tens of thousands of cartons of food products and other essential goods to elderly and sick residents of Jerusalem under lockdown, both Jewish and Arab.
In an exclusive interview with TechTalk show host Jonny Caplan, Gen. Elyassi – an alumnus of Boys Town Jerusalem – gives an inside look at the challenges and sensitivities of the precision-planned emergency operation for a city shrouded under lockdown, as well as a rare glimpse into the on-the-scene work of IDF disaster rescue missions round the globe.
