Jerusalem – Two weeks after attempted Christmas Day terror attack on Detroit-bound plane, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz met with US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute on Wednesday and told her that Israel can assist the United States in dealing with terror threats on civil aviation.
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The Transportation Ministry reported that the deputy secretary requested information on aviation security and the meticulous security measures taken in Israeli airports.
Minister Katz assured her he would make available to the US all the information and experience Israel has accumulated in the matter.
Following the meeting, the minister instructed security elements in his office to boost cooperation with the American Transportation Security Administration, and to coordinate the transfer of operational intelligence in real time.
He also ordered professional work groups and joint projects towards the development of advanced technological systems be launched.
Katz expressed hope that the US will find a way to lead the struggle against global terror, as it has done in the past in many different issues.
“It is sad that the situation in the world today has come to resemble what we know and have been dealing with for years,” the minister said, adding that “Israel would love to assist and cooperate with the US – the leader of the free world.”
During the meeting, Lute highlighted the productive cooperation her country has had with the Transportation Ministry’s security department over the years.
After the meeting, Lute visited Ben Gurion International Airport, where she examined the security system, including the new biometric system, Unipass, which allows passengers to go through all the stages of air travel, from the security check to boarding, on their own.
The system was first launched in Israel on Tuesday, as part of an Israel Airports Authority pilot.
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They’re going to spend all this time and money to study the Israeli system but will never implement the core component which is profiling (religious, ethnic, behavioral). Our politicians, with few exceptions, lack the guts to do what’s right.
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when i left israel in summer with my son elal employee waved me thru to ck in my bags without sending them thru xray. thats to what degree they profile. dont trust our hispanic employees here in us to have that judgement yes profile! but we need those full body scanners!
i hope the us takes israel up on their offer.
us security has become a huge embarassment.
the country that was once the most admired is now a laughing stock.
If they fail they will blame all jews, or turn it into a conspiracy theory.
If they fail they will blame all jews, or turn it into a conspiracy theory.
What are the potential problems, if any, with the new biometric scanners; do they take DNA samples?
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Its about time they start;
1, Profile and interview EVERY passenger.
2, Use dogs or sniffing equipment on EVERY passenger.
how about having a quick lie detector test while waiting on line at the airport
Lie detecting technology has significantly advanced; i just wonder if this can be practically implemented.
The us system is so dumm they all run according to the books with so little experience or proffesion, I went to a one day trip and had a one way flight since I was coming back with diff flight my partner told me we might get stopped becaue…. The 911 hijack had a one way flight and little lugage and yes we got directed to special room screened to pto bottom, questioned, I almost missed the flight because the stupid dumm unproffesional monkeys doing the job