El Al airplanes are seen on the runway at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Israel Speeds Work On Airline Defenses On Fears Missiles Looted In Libya Were Smuggled To Gaza -- Washington Post/AP
JERUSALEM — Israel has sped up work on a missile defense system for its commercial airliners because of fears that Palestinian militants in Gaza have obtained anti-aircraft weapons looted from Libya, defense officials said Friday.
All Israeli passenger planes will be fitted with the laser-based system “within months,” or about a year ahead of schedule, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to brief journalists.
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Update #1: Israel speeds up airliner anti-missile systems -- UPI
Update #2: Israel rushes airliner defences as Libya leaks SAMs -- Reuters
My Comment: The Israelis are in a rush .... and we are doing nothing. What do they know that we are not being told.
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It's likely "we" are being told, or have knowledge. It's that the threat is deemed not dire enough yet, or that, at least in the US, airlines are private entities and assume the risks, or the US foreign and domestic political climate is such that any action might result in some unwanted reactions.
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