[Peace-discuss] american law enforcement getting paramilitary training in israel.

[E. Wayne Johnson]

http://www.adl.org/learn/adl_law_enforcement/ncts+9-09.htm?LEARN_Cat=Training&LEARN_SubCat=Training_News


U.S. Law Enforcement Receive Counter-Terrorism Training in Israel

*Posted: *September 11, 2009

In early September, the Anti-Defamation League brought a group of 
fifteen U.S. law enforcement professionals to Israel to learn advanced 
counterterrorism strategies from their Israeli counterparts as part of 
the ADL *National Counter-Terrorism Seminar (NCTS)*.

The group consisted of law enforcement from federal, state, and local 
agencies from around the country including, the *Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives 
(ATF), U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE), Texas Department 
of Public Safety, Missouri State Highway Patrol *and *Atlanta Police 
Department*.

Over the course of the week, participants met with and were briefed by 
members of the* Israel National Police, Israel Security Agency, and 
Israel Defense Forces*.  They met with some of Israel's strongest 
leaders in the face of terrorism, such as *Brigadier General Yeshayahu 
Horowitz *and* Brigadier General Nir Meriesh *of the Israel Police, and 
*Major General Dov Lutzky* of the Israel Prisons Service.  Participants 
were given behind the scenes tours and briefings as to how Israel 
secures its airports, malls, and holy sites. In addition to formal 
presentations and site visits, the program enabled participants to visit 
some of Israel's most important cultural, historical, and religious sites.

Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Keen of the Illinois State Police stated, 
"The information I learned on this trip will be shared when I return and 
will certainly help the Illinois State Police be better prepared if/when 
this type of threat occurs in Illinois." He continued, "I have attended 
numerous law enforcement training sessions in the last 24 years, and 
none compare to this."  Major Debra Williams of the Atlanta Police 
Department described the trip as "unimaginable" and stated, "I recommend 
this training to all that hold an executive level in their field."

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