Since 2004, when prime minister Ariel Sharon forced internal security minister Uzi Landau to resign due to Landau's opposition to Sharon's sharpturntotheleft, the police have not been ordered to rein in the activities of the militia.
Each were equally unfamiliar with the 3.4-mile, 20-turn circuit, and much attention was paid to an imposingly steep hill and sharpleftturn on the northeast section of the course.