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Source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/israel-changes-tactics-to-tackle-street-terror-a3573726.html
Israel Changes Tactics to Tackle Street Terror
(London Evening Standard-UK) Robert Fox - The pattern of individual "lone wolf" assaults in Israel matches those in the UK, France, Germany and Belgium. Many are carried out by one or two individuals, armed with knives and crashing into crowds or bus queues with hijacked vehicles. Israel is undergoing a continuous update of its counter-terror strategy, involving public awareness, new police and counter-terrorist force tactics and improved surveillance. The commander at the IDF Counter-Terrorist Training School noted that in Israel a bystander would draw a weapon and shoot the perpetrator. "We have 30,000 civilians bearing arms, which they are permitted to do after military service."