“JERUSALEM — An Arab Israeli motorist rammed a car into a policeman and two soldiers Sunday, wounding all three in an attack in northern Israel, police said.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that after a preliminary investigation, the incident in the city of Acre was deemed to be “nationalistic,” a term usually reserved for politically motivated attacks on Israelis by Palestinians.

Security footage shows a speeding jeep streaking through a junction where a uniformed paramilitary man is crossing, striking him and sending him flying into the air. In subsequent footage, the same jeep is seen crashing into another car.

Rosenfeld said a bystander opened fire at the vehicle and wounded the driver, who was apprehended. The investigation is still underway, and no further details were released…”

I wonder what percentage of Israeli civilians carry …

https://www.google.com/amp/nat...israel-injures-3/amp

Israel is about 3% of the civilian population carries a firearm, but it is a privilege and requires training and other measures.

In America, about 6% of the civilian population has permits, but I doubt that all carry.

Likely the % is the same for both places.

In Israel, it is more likely a civilian will encounter a situation and due to the constant terrorist threat, the mindset is more inclined to "see" and a person motivated to act, than in the U.S.

And Ironically, in America, there are a greater number of people who would harm you (and likely illegally armed) that you are unaware of, than in Israel.

I've never been to Israel, but I once worked for a Fortune 500 U.S. company with locations across the globe, including in Israel. I was talking with a U.S. coworker who had spent time at the Israeli site and he told me that employees/ contractors would check their personal firearms in at Security at the start of their day, and would retrieve them at the end. He didn't mention any numbers, but it was most certainly a daily and commonplace occurrence.

Ironically, this same company had a No Weapons onsite policy for their U.S. employees (although I once inadvertantly violated this policy).

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
I've never been to Israel, but I once worked for a Fortune 500 U.S. company with locations across the globe, including in Israel. I was talking with a U.S. coworker who had spent time at the Israeli site and he told me that employees would check their personal firearms in at Security at the start of their day, and would retrieve them at the end. He didn't mention any numbers, but it was most certainly a daily and commonplace occurrence.

Ironically, this same company had a No Weapons onsite policy for their U.S. employees (although I once inadvertantly violated this policy).

I'm sure it varies company to company but I visited Israel last fall to work with our local representatives and one of their guys carried and he had it everywhere we went- corporate customers, universities, etc. Nothing was ever said as far as I know (I don't speak a word of Hebrew so I cannot be certain).

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Originally posted by MikeNH:
I'm sure it varies company to company but I visited Israel last fall to work with our local representatives and one of their guys carried and he had it everywhere we went- corporate customers, universities, etc. Nothing was ever said as far as I know (I don't speak a word of Hebrew so I cannot be certain).

I'm curious, when you encountered Israeli citizens who carried, was it just handguns or were some carrying long guns as well? If long guns, what sorts of long guns? And for Israeli citizens that carried handguns, are they all open carried or do some conceal carry as well?

I see soldiers every evening with their personal weapons and I’m told they all have live ammo on hand, but no magazines in weapons. My friends and I agree, it’s good to see the soldiers at a restaurant. I’ve never personally run across a civilian carrying, but a colleague was in Israel to interview internal candidates for an open positions. One of whom, who lives in the Golan, sat down across from the table and set his pistol on the table for the duration of the interview. It was unremarkable.

When I’m there I see far more overt armed security at the train station, but the hotel has armed security as well, though they don’t impress in person. Another colleague was in the hotel lobby as one of the security guards went running by him. His pistol fell from his holster and skidded across the floor to my colleagues feet.

On my last trip I was speaking to an Israeli colleague about secuurity. He feels much safer in Israel than Europe because in Israel, people know what to do when there’s an attack. They’re trained and they practice. So overall, they’re vigilant, but not militant or extreme about it. Generally, they’re busy working their jobs and raising their children. If something bad happens, they’re prepared to deal with it and move on with life. I haven’t yet met any snowflakes yet in Israel.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
I've never been to Israel, but I once worked for a Fortune 500 U.S. company with locations across the globe, including in Israel. I was talking with a U.S. coworker who had spent time at the Israeli site and he told me that employees/ contractors would check their personal firearms in at Security at the start of their day, and would retrieve them at the end. He didn't mention any numbers, but it was most certainly a daily and commonplace occurrence.

Ironically, this same company had a No Weapons onsite policy for their U.S. employees (although I once inadvertantly violated this policy).

Prior to retiring, I worked for a high-tech microprocessor corp. They have a design center in Israel that I frequented for three years. It was commonplace to see local employees enter the facility and, turn in their hand guns at the front security desk.

Many also carried when going out after work.