Belgium Must Learn From Israeli Airport Security
24th March 2016
But they won’t, because it’s too sensible.
The intel was there. But the intel, apparently, went unheeded.
My, what a surprise! Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
Haaretz said that the intelligence agencies had specific warnings about an attack that would take place at the train station. Anyone in the world of intelligence knows that intel of that type should automatically be extrapolated to include airports as well.
Anyone with brains, anyway.
The Israeli concept of security at sites like airports and train and bus stations is called the layered approach. The defense system is set up to catch unusual threats at the outer periphery. If the what, or who, is not caught in the outermost layer, it is caught by a layer within. That means surveying and checking people and possessions even before they enter a terminal. It is not good enough to simply have a security screening station for people with boarding passes going to their gates. This screening only protects the planes.
That’s what we have in the U.S. — basically ‘security theater’.
Israel has bolstered its airport and terminal security. They have access to the identifications of passengers before they even arrive at the airport. They have an outer perimeter on the road which is the first screening layer and then they have numerous other layers. Outside the terminal any one suspicious looking or acting is stopped and moved away from crowds. Inside the terminal there is more security, screening and cameras watching, once again, for suspicious behavior.
That’s because Israel takes security seriously. Unlike everywhere else.