Originally Posted by Sneezy
Just remember, it can be worse. Try flying El Al, or most any flight to Israel. You get questioned - in depth - by a uniformed soldier carrying an Uzi. And likely as not the soldier is female, and maybe 20 years old.
Last I checked, the people who ask the security questions for El Al in Israel and abroad are not Israeli soldiers though they are likely to have military experience for an obvious reason.
I have never been security-questioned by anyone with a uniform or a gun as part of the Israeli security routine.
Is this anecdote from personal experience?