Toda, El Al

I remember quite a start when I realized that that really was a soldier with a mahine gun when we landed in Schipol more than twenty years ago.

Yesterday, I found myself wondering if I was staring too much while being very politely screened and questioned by El Al's topnotch security people at LAX.

Although slightly unnerving, I was treated with the utmost courtesy and respect from the initial interview through disembarking early this morning. Not only have they provided a model for airport security, they still serve a great meal and the wine is free.