Recently The Blaze reported that Israel had been placed on the terror watch list by the Department of Homeland Security. Last week, The Blaze reported that Homeland Security has acknowledged that this was a mistake done on the basis of "inaccurarte information." The article reports that Israel was placed on the list in May of 2011.
The article reports:
"This list, which includes 36 nations, does not target government policies as the catalyst for inclusion. Rather, it looks at the likelihood that a traveler from a specific country might have terrorist ties. If a traveler from one of the listed nations is detained, that country's presence on the list will spawn a special check by ICE (called a Third Agency Check or TAC)."
The Department of Homeland Security is supposed to protect us from terrorists--not accuse our friends of being terrorists. An agency charged with maintaining our security and safety should not be making such major mistakes.
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