Part 2 of Series - How Israel does Security Differently You probably did not hear the following story that took place in Jerusalem last month. A security officer assigned to a train station in Jerusalem observed a man who looked suspicious to him. This officer is an Arab Druze (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze). He went up to the man and noticing that he was Arab, spoke to him in Arabic - a language native to both men. The man did not answer him. That he was ignoring the officer was highly suspicious. The officer conducted a forced search of his backpack, found three pipe bombs and other weapons, took him down to the ground to stop and detain him. Many lives were saved that day. In a video interview, the security officer explains that the first step he took was to question the man. He says it matter-of-factly because engaging suspicion, more often than not in the form of a question, is at the heart of the Israeli security method. In these contexts, a question is a security tool, not a benign social nicety. Even the lack of response to his question told the officer what he needed to Continue ReadingThe post Ready to Engage appeared first on Chameleon Associates.
