In 1972 , terrorists from the Japanese Red Army launched an attack that led to the deaths of at least 24 people at Ben Gurion Airport . Since then , security at the airport has relied on a number of fundamentals , including a heavy focus on what Raphael Ron , former director of security at Ben Gurion , terms the " human factor " , which he generalized as " the inescapable fact that terrorist attacks are carried out by people who can be found and stopped by an effective security methodology . " As part of its focus on this so-called " human factor , " Israeli security officers interrogate travelers using racial profiling , singling out those who appear to be Arab based on name or physical appearance . Additionally , all passengers , including those who do not appear to be of Arab descent , are questioned as to why they are traveling to Israel , followed by several general questions about the trip in order to search for inconsistencies . Although numerous civil rights groups have demanded an end to the profiling , the Israeli government maintains that it is both effective and unavoidable . According to Ariel Merari , an Israeli terrorism expert , " it would be foolish not to use profiling when everyone knows that most terrorists come from certain ethnic groups . They are likely to be Muslim and young , and the potential threat justifies inconveniencing a certain ethnic group . " The General Law on Population ( Reglamento de la Ley General de Poblacion ) of 2000 in Mexico has been cited as being used to racially profile and abuse immigrants to Mexico . Mexican law makes illegal immigration punishable by law and allows law officials great discretion in identifying and questioning illegal immigrants . Mexico has been criticized for its immigration policy . Chris Hawley of '' USA Today '' stated that " Mexico has a law that is no different from Arizona 's " , referring to legislation which gives local police forces the power to check documents of people suspected of being in the country illegally . Immigration and human rights activists have also noted that Mexican authorities frequently engage in racial profiling , harassment , and shakedowns against migrants from Central America
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