Everyone holds up El Al to be the holy grail of security, but there are several reasons why it will work for them and not us.

1. Most of El Al works out of TLV and only flies to a handful of destinations worldwide (compared to the hundreds alone in the US).

2. AFAIK, Israeli "interviews" are only conducted on El Al pax, and not others like DL or LH. So fly another carrier to avoid the harassment. (If I'm wrong here, please correct me).

3. The people doing the interviews are trained military folks or intelligence operatives. Our TSA flunkies (compared to those guys anyway) wouldn't be able to even come close to comparing. Plus, if you only have to have them at a handful of airports, they're easier to train. Can you imagine trying to train 10,000+ screeners in profiling, and then have them at places like Huntington, WV?

4. Israeli security goes under much more extensive training than the 4 day TSA crash course on behavioral profiling. I'd even venture that it's more of an art than a science.

And lastly, pertaining to the interview, it's none of TSA's G@! D*^@ business where I'm traveling or why. If there is probable cause like they've seen me on the most wanted poster or something, go ahead and call an LEO. If not, don't give me a secondary just because I don't want to tell you why I'm traveling. Examine me closely at the border, fine. The TSA can't even get objective screening criteria right. How on earth are they going to get subjective criteria right?

Super