There is a lot to be said for emphasizing eye contact, behavioral cues, and instinct when addressing the subject of airport security. Once again, the Israelis have led the way. New book: "Virtual Terror". News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Reprinted with permission from International Policy Digest. Suggest a correction. What's Hot. Click here to see our VIP services.
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They have appeared on blogs, and tourist websites worldwide and reveal passengers who have undergone similar unpleasant, discomforting and humiliating experiences during the interrogation before leaving Israel. The insult is taken personally and cuts deep and compels people to express their frustration. This includes people here on vacation who happened to have visited a neighboring country, business passengers who as part of their jobs have visited an 'enemy' country, or just a tourist who arouses suspicion for this or that reason - either when entering or especially when leaving.
Some of them decide, "we won't come back to Israel. Experts believe that it is very difficult to repair the damage to Israel's image created by the impression left on such tourists who had a great time until they came to the airport to leave.
Are the security procedures at Ben Gurion airport spoiling the tourist industry for everybody or are they a source of pride for a small country forced to cope with uncompromising threats? Former Israel Airport Authority deputy director general and head of security at Ben Gurion Airport Pini Schiff said, "If we were to work differently than the way we do today then we might harm all passengers.
Schiff stresses that if some passengers are inconvenienced, then this is a marginal price to pay and the complaints are dwarfed by the rigorous procedures required. He said, "There is no other airport in the world that carries out security checks of the quality, the professionalism, the common sense and the logic that are applied at Ben Gurion airport.
It is no coincidence that that it is known as the safest airport in the world. There isn't a country that doesn't send representatives to learn from Israel's airport security doctrine.
But against the complaint, you must understand what we are doing and how we go about preventing terror attacks. Do they undertake such checks at the airports in London and New York in order to prevent terror attacks? As somebody who knows the airports around the world, I can tell you that security in Israel is unmatched. I cannot stress this enough. Without those stickers, you cannot fly.
The visa the printed piece of paper that you get when entering and exiting are not so important, but the stickers are. If you do remove them, you will be questioned. If you are going to or have been to Palestinian territory. I did a tour of Hebron and another of the Gaza Strip border region.
It is the job of the security personnel to conduct thorough security checks. No Israeli carrier or airport has had a major security issue since Israeli security try to psychologically evaluate passengers through their voice, mood, and body language. Asking repeated questions make people think their first answer was wrong and change their answer, which is an effective way to catch people lying. After missing my connecting flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona and then another connecting flight from Barcelona to Tel Aviv I made the decision to spend the day in Amsterdam and catch the direct El Al flight.
It may have been By the time came for boarding to commence, I was hanging out for a shower in the El Al affiliate lounge. This is my security experience flying El Al. There was a huge queue of people waiting to check-in.
Thankfully, as a Business Class passenger, I was able to go through the priority line. A guy in a dark suit took my passport and took me over to his lectern. He was great. And before Prague?
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