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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 6:06 pm
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Originally Posted by propofol
What's the reason for the mini-vans? I find this fascinating - never yet having been to Israel...
Discourages people from trying to add things on to the cargo hold after the sniffer dogs have been through.

It's a completely different mindset there, people are used to the extreme security measures...partly because every citizen (except for the ultra-religious) has served 2-3 years in active duty, and spends one month a year in the armed forces when their reserve unit is activated.
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