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People departing via Ben-Gurion International Airport will now
have to pass a second passport control point before boarding a
flight.  In addition to presenting their passports at border
control after checking their luggage, passengers will have them
scanned once again at the gate, before boarding the plane. Until
now, people only had to present a boarding card at that point.
The new regulations could serve several purposes - a response to
specific threats; closing a breach that lets passengers bypass
border control; or increasing the chances of catching people
barred from leaving the country.  Ben-Gurion already has one of
the most elaborate departure procedures among international
airports. After passing a security checkpoint at the entrance to
the airport, passengers come to Terminal 3, where they present
their passports and tickets. A security official examines
passports to determine they aren't forged, and assess the risk
presented by the pas