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[[Robert Friedmann]] founded the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange in May 1992.
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[[Robert Friedmann]] founded the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) in May 1992. The exchange led to the former head of [[Shin Bet]], [[Avi Dichter]] visiting Georgian police officers. Head of the Georgian Bureau of Investigation [[Vernon Keenan]] is also a regular participant of the exchange<ref>Michael Jacobs, [http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/JT-Cover.pdf COVER: A Thicker Blue Line], ''The Atlanta Jewish Times Online'', 31-August-2009</ref>. The exchange is one of the founding members of the The [[International Counter-Terrorism Academic Community]]<ref>Affiliation, [http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/gilee-member.htm Initiatives], ''Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange'', Accessed 15-September-2009</ref> which is part of the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]]'s [[International Institute for Counter-Terrorism]].
  
==Georgia/Israel Delegations==
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==The development of the Exchange==
  
GILEE has taken 15 delegations to Israel and 12 delegations from Israel to Georgia. 470 law enforcement leaders and other executives from 27 states and seven Traffic police officers are among the contacts local officers have made through the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange.
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According to a report in the Atlanta Jewish Times:
  
Countries other than the United States have participated in 97 GILEE programs, and that doesn't count 21 special briefings, such as [[Avi Dichter]]'s 2005 appearance at Georgia Power. Hundreds of officers from Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and elsewhere have taken intensive trips to Israel under the nonstop schedule of [[Robert Friedmann]], which some participants referred to as "Robbie time."
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"Two events, the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, drove home the need for the cooperation and cross-training at the heart of GILEE and made its success predictable if not certain".
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"The same factors, along with Friedmann's connections and force of will, led to the likes of [[Avi Dichter]] and terrorism experts from the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] coming to Atlanta to speak. What may be more of a surprise is that along the way Jewish Atlanta has benefited from education Georgia police leaders have gained about Israel, Judaism and global anti-Semitism".<ref>Michael Jacobs, [http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/JT-Cover.pdf COVER: A Thicker Blue Line], ''The Atlanta Jewish Times Online'', 31-August-2009</ref>.
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In the same article [[Robert Friedmann]] is quoted as saying:
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"Until they went to Israel, they didn't realize how vulnerable Israel was and how vulnerable the Jewish community was,"<ref>Michael Jacobs, [http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/JT-Cover.pdf COVER: A Thicker Blue Line], ''The Atlanta Jewish Times Online'', 31-August-2009</ref>.
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==Georgia/Israel delegations==
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Michael Jacobs writes of the exchange:
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:GILEE has taken 15 delegations to Israel and 12 delegations from Israel to Georgia. 470 law enforcement leaders and other executives from 27 states and seven Traffic police officers are among the contacts local officers have made through the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange<ref>Michael Jacobs, [http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/JT-Cover.pdf COVER: A Thicker Blue Line], ''The Atlanta Jewish Times Online'', 31-August-2009</ref>.
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==Exchange goals==
  
 
GILEE set the following goals set at its launch:
 
GILEE set the following goals set at its launch:
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* To enhance cooperation between police in Israel and Georgia.
 
* To enhance cooperation between police in Israel and Georgia.
 
* To train senior Israeli law officials in Georgia, mostly about community policing.
 
* To train senior Israeli law officials in Georgia, mostly about community policing.
* To train senior Georgia law officials in Israel, primarily about stopping terrorists and drugs.
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* To train senior Georgia law officials in Israel, primarily about stopping terrorists and drugs"<ref>Michael Jacobs, [http://www.cjgsu.net/initiatives/JT-Cover.pdf COVER: A Thicker Blue Line], ''The Atlanta Jewish Times Online'', 31-August-2009</ref>.
  
Two events, the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, drove home the need for the cooperation and cross-training at the heart of GILEE and made its success predictable if not certain.
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==People==
  
The same factors, along with Friedmann's connections and force of will, led to the likes of [[Avi Dichter]] and terrorism experts from the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] coming to Atlanta to speak. What may be more of a surprise is that along the way Jewish Atlanta has benefited from education Georgia police leaders have gained about Israel, Judaism and global anti-Semitism. "Until they went to Israel, they didn't realize how vulnerable Israel was and how vulnerable the Jewish community was," Friedmann said.
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[[Robert Friedmann]] | [[Vernon Keenan]]
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
  
[[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]]
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[[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] |  [[International Counter Terrorism Academic Community]] | [[Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta]] |  [[International Institute for Counter-Terrorism]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 15 September 2009

Robert Friedmann founded the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) in May 1992. The exchange led to the former head of Shin Bet, Avi Dichter visiting Georgian police officers. Head of the Georgian Bureau of Investigation Vernon Keenan is also a regular participant of the exchange[1]. The exchange is one of the founding members of the The International Counter-Terrorism Academic Community[2] which is part of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya's International Institute for Counter-Terrorism.

The development of the Exchange

According to a report in the Atlanta Jewish Times:

"Two events, the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, drove home the need for the cooperation and cross-training at the heart of GILEE and made its success predictable if not certain".

"The same factors, along with Friedmann's connections and force of will, led to the likes of Avi Dichter and terrorism experts from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya coming to Atlanta to speak. What may be more of a surprise is that along the way Jewish Atlanta has benefited from education Georgia police leaders have gained about Israel, Judaism and global anti-Semitism".[3].

In the same article Robert Friedmann is quoted as saying:

"Until they went to Israel, they didn't realize how vulnerable Israel was and how vulnerable the Jewish community was,"[4].

Georgia/Israel delegations

Michael Jacobs writes of the exchange:

GILEE has taken 15 delegations to Israel and 12 delegations from Israel to Georgia. 470 law enforcement leaders and other executives from 27 states and seven Traffic police officers are among the contacts local officers have made through the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange[5].

Exchange goals

GILEE set the following goals set at its launch:

  • To enhance cooperation between police in Israel and Georgia.
  • To train senior Israeli law officials in Georgia, mostly about community policing.
  • To train senior Georgia law officials in Israel, primarily about stopping terrorists and drugs"[6].

People

Robert Friedmann | Vernon Keenan

Affiliations

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | International Counter Terrorism Academic Community | Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta | International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

Notes

  1. Michael Jacobs, COVER: A Thicker Blue Line, The Atlanta Jewish Times Online, 31-August-2009
  2. Affiliation, Initiatives, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, Accessed 15-September-2009
  3. Michael Jacobs, COVER: A Thicker Blue Line, The Atlanta Jewish Times Online, 31-August-2009
  4. Michael Jacobs, COVER: A Thicker Blue Line, The Atlanta Jewish Times Online, 31-August-2009
  5. Michael Jacobs, COVER: A Thicker Blue Line, The Atlanta Jewish Times Online, 31-August-2009
  6. Michael Jacobs, COVER: A Thicker Blue Line, The Atlanta Jewish Times Online, 31-August-2009