Various artists have always loved coming to Israel, both due to the audience's unwavering support, as well as due to their desire to appear in the Holy Land of all three great religions. Nevertheless, not once has this led to them receiving death threats from both extremists and other groups supporting Israeli boycott. Beni Tal - BTS Israeli Securtiy Company

1. Various artists have always loved coming to Israel, both due to the audience's
unwavering support, as well as due to their desire to appear in the Holy Land of
all three great religions. Nevertheless, not once has this led to them receiving
death threats from both extremists and other groups supporting Israeli boycott.
As a veteran security guard, I have had the privilege of securing celebrities visiting
the State of Israel, right from the moment they landed in Ben-Gurion airport and up to
the second leading to their departure. Recently, when famous singer Madonna
returned to Israel, all security related issues have been given significant prominence
and I will dedicate the following article to explain the protocols behind such a
complex security operation.
h and several restaurants. Needless to say that the security team is also responsible for
the well being of Madonna's entire entourage – staff and family members, personal
guests and the production crew.
According to the press, Madonna's security team has also arranged for a double to
arrive, in order to mislead potential security threats as well as paparazzi
photographers. However, this trick does not prevent the need for the creation of a
sterile area around the actual singer (This is obviously hard given the fact that people
keep changing the itinerary, making it harder for the advance security team).
Numerous Threats
Unfortunately, many extremists would like nothing more than to harm artists arriving
to Israel, thus creating a deterrent which will lead to other artists cancelling their
arrival. It is therefore vital for the Israeli government to address such visits (especially
that of Madonna) with proper national salience, considering the massive impact artists
like her have on global public opinion.
To conclude, Madonna's arrival to Israel, despite the threats she received is clearly a
positive step, signalizing other artists they should not give in to radicals wishing to
inflict global and local chaos. I certainly hope that many other artists will keep
arriving, with the government being able to truly value their service.
Author: Beni Tal, CEO at the Israeli Security Company, Bts-Security