In Israel, ethnicity, race and religion is a factor in a profile, as well as general appearance and behavior and wherever that profile is being made, no matter which country, it is being made by Israelis.
The ISA (Israeli Security Agency) calls it “human factor.” Some part of that human factor would cause Al Sharpton to show up to picket the Airport if it was practiced in the US. Ethnic profiling of passengers plays a central role in Israel’s multi-level approach.
All passengers travelling to and from Israel are questioned by security staff. For Jewish Israelis, the process takes a couple of minutes at most, with passengers being asked whether they packed their luggage alone, and whether anyone had access to the luggage once it was packed. Jewish tourists also usually pass through security within a few minutes, particularly if they can speak a bit of Hebrew or are frequent visitors to the Holy Land.
When my family entered the El Al terminal at Newark Airport, we were met by someone who innocently asked us where we came from and where were going. Then when we got into the terminal and were on the line to check in and get our boarding pass, an El Al employee in a jacket and tie nicely asked my 12 year old son (out of my ear’s range) why we were going to Israel. He asked if we were Jewish and when my son answered yes he asked the name of our Synagogue and our Rabbi’s name. But while he was asking questions I could feel his eyes gauging my reaction to my kid’s interrogation. The whole “interrogation” took no longer than thirty seconds. When he was done with my son, he came to me and asked the same questions (plus the typical who packed your luggage-type queries) once again gauging my reaction very closely.
In short? They’re smart enough to use racial profiling. You can follow the ‘via’ link above to go to the source and read the rest of the article if you’d like to dig a little deeper…
Bright, shiny objects! 
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