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Interestingly, this was written 3yrs ago.....probably many times since 9/11. The question now becomes, 'how many attacks will the US endue before the US institutes a zero tolerance policy against Muslims?


By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist | August 23, 2006

THE SAFEST airline in the world, it is widely agreed, is El Al, Israel's national carrier. The safest airport is Ben Gurion International, in Tel Aviv. No El Al plane has been attacked by terrorists in more than three decades, and no flight leaving Ben Gurion has ever been hijacked. So when US aviation intensified its focus on security after 9/11, it seemed a good bet that the experience of travelers in American airports would increasingly come to resemble that of travelers flying out of Tel Aviv.

Of course most Muslims are not violent jihadis, but all violent jihadis are Muslim. ``This nation," President Bush has said, ``is at war with Islamic fascists." How much longer will we tolerate an aviation security system that pretends, for reasons of political correctness, not to know that?

What Israeli security could teach us - The Boston Globe

I have read of all these measures, but I don't see them solving anything in the long run. The Israelies are still hated by the Palestinians and neighboring Arabs, so anything short of fixing that is not any kind of a solution.

Me? I say "in the interest of US national security, if you are from any enemy state, you are instantly denied access to any American flight originating in any place and you are further denied access to this country". That is a serious measure that speaks more to the rest of the world about getting involved, particularly enemy states - like Yeman, and solving this problem at the local level.