It is not a secret that I have to fly a lot.

Not so long ago a very significant event has happened to me in one of the Ukrainian international airports. While waiting for my departure, I saw the package on the floor. I looked for the owner - no one was looking for anything, everybody was focused on their stuff. I waited for 40 minutes, the package was in the corner all the time. Neither airport security service, nor staff, nor passengers showed the slightest interest in it. Most likely it was left by someone of the passengers. But it could have been left there deliberately.

Ukraine is not familiar with the concept of a terrorist attack yet. No one was taken hostage at the station, at the airport or the store, did not blow up the bomb, no one was threatened by suicide bombers. But this does not mean that the threat does not exist. Today's reality says that the Security Service should focus specifically on security in everyday life. Alas, I do not see it.

In contrast to the Ukrainian, the Israeli secret service pays the maximum attention to the issue of safety. The measures to prevent all sorts of threats are very strict there. At the entrance to the simple café you may be asked to go through a "border", there are no packages on the streets: if somehow it is not detected by the video surveillance system, no one will start checking its contents on their own without the military.

For example, to catch your plane in Ben Gurion Airport, it is necessary to become at least 2-3 hours before departure - that is how much the procedure will take to check all your documents, baggage, personal belongings and yourself. But you can definitely be sure that no terrorists will be released out of the airport. Never. Because there is multi-level system of testing which is implemented to respond to all possible and impossible types of threats there. Metal detectors, scanners, personal inspections, surveys, analysis of air and materials on explosives, police dogs, test for adequacy and checking purpose of the trip, video surveillance system, dozens of employees of special services, which you would never know about - all this makes the stay in Israel safe. Yes, in the country, that is in a state of war during 68 years and exposed to daily terrorist attacks, it is much safer than in any global megalopolis.

For example, Security Service of Ben Gurion Airport almost daily fulfills various emergencies that threaten the security: not only the terrorist attacks but also actions in case of an earthquake, fire - everything. The reaction of airport staff for any emergency situation will be instant, no one will be at a loss and look around confused. Moreover, it is simply impossible to imagine a situation when the package lies ignored under the column for an hour.

And it's not the point that in Israel everybody works with all ultra modern facilities - although the fact is. In Israel, the people themselves have long been accustomed to live in a state of "high alert", safety comes first. That is why you can feel completely safe in this country. Ukraine, if it wants to have peace in its own land, will also have to learn to live in a state of civil liability.