Originally Posted by
M60_to_LGA
Funnily enough, on my last LY flight back from TLV - pre-pandemic, sigh - the security guy at the gate was really friendly and quite apologetic with me because he had to go through my bag to ensure I only had the small travel-size liquids. He made it very clear that he thought it was silly and that it was entirely a US rule, not Israeli..
These are not security people, they are airline personnel.