1.  Define the following words as used in the article:
accelerated (from para. 1)
enhanced (from para. 1)
looted (from para. 1)
stop-gap (from para. 3)
trafficking (from para. 4)
deploying (from para. 5)
pods (from para.7)
abut (from para.12)

2.  How is the Israeli government working to protect Israeli airplanes from possible attack by Palestinians or al Qaeda-linked groups using shoulder-fired missiles acquired from Libya?

3.  How does C-Music work?

4.  Why has Israeli airline El Al switched from using "Flight Guard" to C-Music for anti-missile defense?

5.  How much will it cost the Israeli government to install C-Music on every plane and then pay for the extra fuel needed to operate planes equipped with C-Music?

6.  a) What do you think about Israel's plan to defend its commercial airliners from possible attacks from the ground? (Watch the videos under "Resources" below if you are able to access YouTube.)
b)  If you were Israeli, how safe would you feel traveling on El Al airlines?  Explain your answer.