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.