IP: Experienced Israel Shrugs Off Anthrax Letter Fears

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 14:36:34 -0400
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: Experienced Israel Shrugs Off Anthrax Letter Fears
>
>
> Experienced Israel Shrugs Off Anthrax Letter Fears
>
> by Jeffrey Heller
> Sunday, October 14, 2001 9:49 a.m. EDT
>
> JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Long on alert for hate mail that can kill,
> Israel pointed Sunday to decades of postal security measures for
> coping with the likes of anthrax-laden letters which have sent
> jitters through the United States.
>
> With President Bush assuring Americans this weekend that "strong
> precautions" are being taken after the scares about germ warfare
> through the mail, the Israeli experience highlights what sort of
> measures can be taken. "There are announcements at every post office
> -- and I see them because I mail my packages myself -- saying any
> suspicious mail should be given to the police to examine," cabinet
> minister Ephraim Sneh said in a radio interview.
>
> http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=261982


For archives see: http://lists.elistx.com/archives/interesting-people/