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Suicide Bomber from U.S. flew Home

Law enforcement and intelligence agencies estimate that the threat of using suicide attackers to attack targets in the U.S or Europe is no longer considered a low probability event. The US born terrorist Abu-Salha had returned to the United States … Continue reading

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When Will the First “Dirty-Bomb” Explode?

written by Itay Levin & Dotan Sagi Looking at the chain of events in the past few years, we find ourselves asking many questions: Can we predict the adversary M.O? Will the Sochi winter Olympic Games be bloody? When will … Continue reading

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The next Christmas Attack? – The threat of 3D Printer attacks

Written by Mr. Itay Levin I have to say that I don’t have any information at this moment regarding any plot targeting civil aviation for the coming Christmas but the history of civil aviation is full of examples of attacks … Continue reading

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The Checkpoint of the Future – Validating the Need for Change

Written by Mr. Itay Levin It is a perfectly simple matter to explain the need for a change in the current approach to airport checks on passengers and the hand luggage they carry. A review of the attacks and attempted … Continue reading

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Counter-Terrorism Legislation in the Western World and Airport Security and All that is In-Between…

written by Mr. Oded Raz Introduction Not too long ago an extended panel of Supreme Court judges in the United States, ruled by a majority of five to four that the law enforcement agencies in the United States can make … Continue reading

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Securing the Global Freight Transportation

Written by Mr. Itay Levin Prologue The September 11 2001 terror attacks highlight the importance of securing the global transportation system from acts of unlawful interference. It was not the first time terror had identified the aviation industry in particular … Continue reading

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PROFILING – THE NEXT GENERATION

Written by Mr. Itay Levin THE COURSE OF EVENTS A car with its three passengers glides smoothly in the direction of the airport, exits the freeway, and decelerates onto the road connecting to the passenger terminal of the national airport. … Continue reading

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Adapting the Aviation Security Array to Tomorrow’s Threats – Part Two

Written by Mr. Itay Levin G. The Three Main Components of Aviation Security a. The Information Layer ­ Intelligence is No Longer a “Bonus” – the Decision Stage Unlike the Israeli security approach, which operated closely with intelligence support but … Continue reading

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Adapting the Aviation Security Array to Tomorrow’s Threats – Part One

Written by Mr. Itay Levin In their publication Dying by the Book – Developments in Aviation Security, Mr. Raz and Mr. Sagi review the process of establishing the Israeli aviation security array, placing an emphasis on the human element and … Continue reading

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The Unending Circle – Aviation Security – Threat and Response

Authored by Mr. Oded Raz Thwarting terrorism is a complex discipline. The attacker has the initiative, while the defender must operate an infinitely complex array in order to face his enemy and prevent him from achieving his goals. When terrorism … Continue reading

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