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Counter-Terrorism Lessons Europe Needs to Learn
(Ynet News) Ronen Bergman - In the wake of the terror attacks in Belgium, the West must fundamentally change its perceptions of intelligence. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) practices what it calls "Basic Coverage." This means monitoring widespread populations and geographical areas, all the time, at high resolution. This would mean tracking large Muslim populations in Europe, and not just those against whom particular information has been received. Basic Coverage is executed by employing human and technological resources on every street, in community centers and in mosques, with local intelligence knowledge so complete, it's as if the intelligence operatives lived there. This is how the ISA operates vis-a-vis the Palestinian population. Without Basic Coverage, Israel would not have triumphed against the suicide-bomber intifada a decade ago.