Mad props to El Al. Their security makes even our military seem unpreparred. Trained anti-terrorism agents on every flight, and all flight staff is ex-military. And now, we know that their gate security is also second to none. If this happened at the United counter, there would be more dead as they waited for the airport police to repond.
Israel has been demonized and attacked for too long, that is why Israel has never been keen on a reactionary pose, they are proactive. And it saves lives. American could learn a lot from Israel.