Originally Posted by
CLEburger
I've never travelled in Israel, but have heard all about their serious outlook on airline security (with an equivalent track record of success). I'm interested to hear other travelers accounts of what the screening process was like there.
I somehow doubt they have a private security guard who sings instructions to the line, followed by the TSA guy who makes fun of your hometown NFL affiliation at the boarding pass checkpoint (both of whom I encountered the other morning at PHX-US Air A Concourse).
If possible, please share your stories of the Israeli system here.
I've been all over Israel. Some cool places. Tel Aviv has a nice airport.
Israel is a Socialistic state of only 6 million people. America is a slightly less Socialistic state of 300 million people. The current government of Israel is an inevitably unsustainable arrangement propped up by allied governments. It's a very young government (historically speaking) that is facing a demographic time bomb (both from the birth rates of its immediate neighbors as well as from libertarian-trending, more free market oriented younger generations living under the states allied to it).
Israel isn't America. Nor should you want it to be (unless you also want to pay 60% of your income to the government as well). You don't want what it takes for US airports to be like Israel's airports... nor is what Israel's government does necessary for US airports to be like that.