By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
While it is definitely terror, the terror that Israel is confronting today is different from the terror Israel faced in the past.
One significant difference is that terrorists attacking Israelis over these past few weeks hold Israeli IDs. This is true for many of the attacks perpetrated throughout the country and almost every single attack perpetrated in the Jerusalem area.
Holders of Israeli IDs have an easier time making their way in Jerusalem and around the country than those without Israeli identification certificates.
One way of securing Israel is to cut it off from the West Bank and to limit the movement of people who do not have Israeli IDs. That is done by way of road blocks and police and army patrols roaming the streets and checking for IDs. When terrorists carry Israeli IDs they more easily blend in with the crowd.
Today's terrorists need to sniffed out through behavior, actions, signs and signals that alert trained security personnel that something is wrong.
The Old City of Jerusalem is blanketed with monitors and security cameras and has teams of people watching the cameras and alerting police in the field to anything unusual or anyone arousing suspicion.
Cell phones and messages are canvassed - that means that all communication is tapped. Email, sms, whats app, facebook, pintrest are all monitored in real time. If you broadcast or send a message in certain areas, know that it will be read.
Israel is defending itself from threats perpetrated by Palestinians who live over the green line and inside Israel. The Israelis are using highly sophisticated tools operated by top notch techies and highly trained technicians.
Even then, terrorists still slip through the cracks.
Micah@MicahHalpern
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