Reuters: U.S. Homeland Security seeks to adopt Israeli airport standards
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Title:That was tactful
Name:Colin Wright
City: RichmondState: California
`...Chertoff also said that the U.S. could not adopt border security methods used in Israel, which prevent Palestinian militants from entering its territory, for U.S. efforts to stop illegal immigrants from crossing its frontier with Mexico.

"[It`s] a vastly longer border. It`s not an area where there is much useful experience," he said...`

There`d be other problems as well if we adopted Israeli `methods.` Not but that I`m sure many here would be pleased to see it happen.