Airport X-Ray Controversy

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Originally Posted by Riot

I've never heard anyone in the US talk about "profiling" for the same traits the Israelis do.Of course I'm an ignorant biatch who is pro-Muslim at any price.

Despite their current anxieties, Americans also might balk at El Al-style ethnic profiling. Staff scrutinize the passengers' names, dividing them into low-risk (Israeli or foreign Jews), medium-risk (non-Jewish foreigners) and extremely high-risk travelers (anyone with an Arabic name). These people automatically are taken into a room for body and baggage checks and lengthy interrogation. Single women also are considered high-risk, for fear they might be used by Palestinian lovers to carry bombs.

To sift out who is who, screeners usually begin by asking passengers whether they understand any Hebrew, which most Jews do. Officials argue that such blatant discrimination is necessary.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/...-usat.htm#more