Israel Airport Passenger Screening
"It's a wretched system and there are better systems, such as in Israel, that do not treat everyone as guilty until proven innocent."
Challenger has already mentioned the prohibitive costs of employing the system utilized in Israel considering the volume of passengers in the USA.
In addition in my view, partially obtained from managing a Federal Air Marshal Office for 5 years, the Israeli system basically views all passengers as possible threats and eliminates them via their extensive use of behavioral assesment tools and lengthy interviews. Are you aware that El Al Airlines require a check in of 4 hours ahead of their departures to be able to complete their screening processes? I don't believe the American flying public would appreciate a check in time of 4 hours prior to flight.
At the end of the day, flying is not a constitutional right but a privilege much the same as driving. I will jump through whatever hoops are necessary to keep me and my fellow passengers safe in flight.
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