<font size=3D2 face=3Darial>You have been sent this message from= David Ross<br>(damiross@attbi=2Ecom) as a courtesy of= WorldNetDaily=2Ecom (<a= href=3D"http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom";>http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom= </a>)=2E<br><br>Key sentences in this article: "El Al uses its= limited security resources on individuals who profile as= possible threats to the airline=2E El Al profiles by race,= national origin, age, gender, religion and even politics=2E A= young Arab man with a beard and the Koran in his hand is going= to get far more attention from the airline's security services= than is the 70-year-old wife of a rabbi=2E "<br><br>To view the= entire article, visit <a= href=3D"http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom/news/article=2Easp?ARTICLE_ID=3D2= 8297">http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom/news/article=2Easp?ARTICLE_ID=3D28= 297</a><br><br>Tuesday, July 16,= 2002<br>--------------------------------------------------------= ----------<br>You can find real silverware on El Al<br>By William= J=2E= Murray<br>------------------------------------------------------= ------------<br><br><font size=3D1>Posted: July 16, 2002<br>1:00= a=2Em=2E Eastern<br><br></font><p><i>Editor's note: William J=2E= Murray, head of the Religious Freedom Coalition, is visiting the= West Bank to take aid to Palestinian Christian families, many of= whom have been the victims of discrimination, harassment or= worse=2E He is filing reports and commentary on his travels= exclusively for WorldNetDaily=2E</i></p> <P>The big three airlines, American, Delta and United have= something in common, other than Boeing aircraft=2E All of= America's airlines, those that still serve food, give their= passengers cheap plastic knives to eat with for "security"= reasons=2E The plastic knives are "safe" by politically correct= standards=2E <P>Then why does the most secure airline in the world, El Al,= still give its passengers a full set of silverware including= knives? During a full dinner service from New York to Tel Aviv= each Business Class passenger is presented with a full= complement of dinner utensils which includes three metal knives= if the small butter knife is counted=2E <P>Perhaps El Al gives their passengers real knives and forks= instead of the politically correct plastic version used on= American carriers because the airline is confident it has not= boarded any undesirables who would use the knives as weapons=2E= What makes El Al managers so self-assured? El Al profiles its= passengers=2E <P>El Al would not pat down Al Gore or demand to x-ray the shoes= of former Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel as has occurred on= our domestic airlines=2E El Al uses its limited security resources= on individuals who profile as possible threats to the airline=2E= El Al profiles by race, national origin, age, gender, religion= and even politics=2E A young Arab man with a beard and the Koran= in his hand is going to get far more attention from the= airline's security services than is the 70-year-old wife of a= rabbi=2E <P>The very thought of these profiling techniques raises the hair= on the head of every ACLU attorney=2E Civil libertarians cry out= that just because an individual is a sworn enemy of our nation= is no reason to refuse him the hospitality of our airlines=2E <P>Americans need to face the cold hard fact that there are= indeed those who not only want to destroy our way of life, but= to take our lives as well=2E The only way to keep our airlines= safe from terrorism is to identify those who share common traits= with terrorists=2E Plastic knives are not the solution=2E <P>About those plastic knives: If a plastic knife can cut an= airline steak, it can cut your throat=2E <P><HR NOSHADE SIZE=3D1 WIDTH=3D16%> <P>Related story: <P><A= HREF=3D"http://209=2E213=2E211=2E139/news/article=2Easp?ARTICLE_ID=3D28292";>= Christians also victims of Islamic terror</A> <P><HR NOSHADE SIZE=3D1 WIDTH=3D16%> <P><I><a href=3D"mailto:wjmurray@rfcnet=2Eorg";>William J=2E Murray</a>= is chairman of <a href=3D"http://www=2Erfcnet=2Eorg/";>the Religious= Freedom Coalition</a>, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the= restoration of religious freedom in the United States as= envisioned by the authors of the Constitution=2E</I><P><P>=A9 2002= </P><br><br>----------------------------------------------= --------------------