ALGEMEINER
We Must Take a Page From Israel and Fight Back During Terror Attacks
by Lawrence J. Siskind
December 14, 2015

The French government has issued a poster designed to prepare its citizens against terrorist attacks. It urges: “escape, hide, alert.” The City of Houston has issued a video dealing with the same subject. It too advises citizens to escape or hide. But it includes a third imperative: “Run. Hide. Fight.” In one scene, a worker picks up a fire extinguisher, another grabs a chair, and two others hold a belt and a coffee mug. As the shooter begins to enter, the workers attack. The video freezes and the narrator intones: “As a last resort, if your life is at risk, whether you’re alone or working together as a group, fight! Act with aggression. Improvise weapons. Commit to taking the shooter down, no matter what.” The difference between the two approaches was on display last August during the Thalys train attack in Europe. Three American passengers rose and overpowered the gunman. The French train crew  locked themselves in the engine room. The Americans were hailed as heroes, and the French crew criticized as cowards. But they were simply following different approaches. READ MORE