Jerusalem News (3 September 2017, 12 Elul, 5777)
Contents:
1. One-Quarter of Israeli Arabs Deny the Holocaust
2. POLICE DEPLOY DRONE FLEET, PLEDGE NOT TO INVADE PRIVACY
by Mordechai Sones
3. The Drone Troy: Are the Neighbors Children Spying on You and Filming it? Brit-Am Exclusive.
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1. One-Quarter of Israeli Arabs Deny the Holocaust
by Daniel Pipes
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2007/03/one-quarter-of-israeli-arabs-deny-the
A poll by Sami Smoocha, sociologist at the University of Haifa, finds that 28 percent of Israel's Arab citizens believe the Holocaust never happened. Among high school and college graduates the figure is 33 percent. (With 721 Arabs interviewed, the margin of error is 3.7 percent.) Smoocha explains that Arab radicals see the Holocaust as a political event; by denying it, they understand that they are expressing opposition to Israel.
Comment: This finding suggests that controlling the education system has its limits. In Israel proper, the state is in full control. Yet even there, its best efforts have limited effect, competing as they must with family, friends, foreign media, mosque sermons, and a myriad of other sources of information and opinion. (March 18, 2007)
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2. POLICE DEPLOY DRONE FLEET, PLEDGE NOT TO INVADE PRIVACY
by Mordechai Sones
Last week, 20 drones were distributed to police stations around the country for use against criminal activity. In the foreseeable future, every police station is to be equipped with a drone. Police claim operators have been given explicit instructions regarding privacy protection. Whatever is captured by the camera and not considered relevant to the investigation "will be forbidden for use", reports Israel Hayom.
The new system was established several months ago after three years of staff work to assist field units in a variety of areas, including law enforcement, "security activity", and maintaining public order. The machines, operated by the police aerial unit, complement other police helicopter activity.
The 20 drones handed to police in various field positions were deployed after the officers were authorized to fly them, receiving a special flight permit from the Civil Aviation Authority. Over 30 operators were trained to handle the more than 50 drones of the Lahav variety that were purchased. At this stage, 14 drones were transferred to 14 police stations and units, ranging from the Yarden station in the north to the Eilat area in the south.
Face recognition technology
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In an operational experiment conducted by the police for eight months and led by the air force, the drones' capabilities were tested in a variety of tasks, including searches, documentation and scanning.
Chief Superintendent Gadi Wiener of the drone division told Israel Hayom that in the foreseeable future, every unit and police station will have independent aerial capability. Drones will be operated independently at the discretion of police station and field unit commanders utilizing the knowledge and training of the pilots, in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Drone in operation
Flash 90
"The drone is able to give an independent aerial view to the station commander or unit in everything related to the documentation of an area, missing person search, drowning, burglary and escapes, public order, demonstrations, and accidents," said Chief Superintendent Wiener. "The move is intended to improve outlying unit's capabilities in an optimal and rapid manner."
The array of drone deployment adds to a series of moves, operations, and reinforcements that the police Operations Branch has led in recent months. During the last few weeks, among other improvements, the municipal policing system was expanded, new patrol units were established and patrol cars were upgraded.
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3. The Drone Troy: Are the Neighbors Children Spying on You and Filming it? Brit-Am Exclusive.
The children of someone we know received a present from relatives in the USA.
It was a small drone.
It consists of a model plane that can fly quite high and also hover in one place and be directed by remote control from the ground.
Apparently such appliances are available in the USA and are not terribly expensive.
The "toy" was equipped with a camera of reasonable quality.
Our acquaintance removed the camera and gave the drone back to his children.
He relates that not so long ago he noticed a similar contraption hovering just outside the window of the parents room in his house.
After a few minutes the drone moved on to hover in front of the windows of other people and perhaps to also film them?
cf.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT):
Isaiah (YLT) 3:
4 And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.