techman - Personally, I tend to agree with you. After all, we still sell whisky and we still allow cigarette lighters on board - voila!
However, tby making things tougher at security search points has a three-point effect:
1. It eliminates the risk of a casual, hitherto unplanned, incident.
2. It makes security staff more alert because there is a lot more to watch out for.
3. (and probably considered by the authorities the most important!) It boosts confidence among the travelling public that efforts are being made for their protection.
Even Tel Aviv, however, could do nothing against fanatics prepared to die themselves to achieve their target.
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