Friday, April 29, 2016

Great Holidays – religious or secular - is always a large crowd of people, and therefore an increased risk.


I guess you remember situations where inaction of law enforcement bodies caused mass disorder or even human casualties. For the last two years’ situation in Ukraine changed, but often citizen themselves take the role of law enforcement bodies.

Today police leadership informs, that all security measures are taken and they promise to keep the order. As for MIA information, 100 thousand policeman and national guard officers will work on the streets of Ukrainian cities. It is a lot, but how effective?

Yearly to Jerusalem millions of tourists and pilgrims from various countries of the world. Easter is different story. Here chances of some radical events rise by several orders. But inside you will not feel any sign of threat, and will not see straight lines of police. Only separate patrols. Jerusalem is guarded quietly. First of all, for the last six years’ city uses wide video surveillance system, that prevents not only terrorist threat but even basic pickpocketing. Secondly Jerusalem security starts at the entrance to city. Law Enforcers of Holy town work on preventing of any contingencies. Town is filled with police in civil. Besides, everyone knows, that almost every terrorist in Jerusalem or any other Israel town “automatically” becomes a suicide. If he is even fast enough to do something at all.

The areas of maximum accumulation of believers - near the Wailing Wall or the Temple of the Holy Sepulcher – are serviced by police, army, doctors, engineers and special forces. And there is absolutely no feeling that you are in some sort of a guarded environment. It is more like the feeling of safety. And of course Israelis are used to attention to situation around them. “Enemy will not pass” – this is about Israel nowadays. That’s why during mass holidays tourists, pilgrims, and basic citizen are not afraid of mass events and can feel themselves in safety.

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