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This is in continuation to the connection of the promenade on the north beach, the marina, and the Shachamon Park to the network of closed circuit cameras as part of the ‘Mabat' programme and part of the City Against Violence programme. ‘Mabat' means ‘look' or ‘glance' in Hebrew and is the acronym for the full name meaning Technical Monitoring Centre. Additional areas of the city will soon be connected to the network for the safety of the residents, including Fradkin Park, the news sports parks, and the Tourist Centre.
The cameras, mounted on the light poles, are connected to the city telephone centre (‘moked') through closed circuit television cameras that permit deterrence and immediate response to incidents and the gathering of evidence for various offenses. Documentation of the photography in the parks and promenade is projected at the City's ‘moked' centre. The service's representatives man the ‘moked' and observe at any given time what is happening in the parks and ensure supervision of what is going on and the prevention of unacceptable behaviours. The film documentation of the promenade is also shown on the Tourist Police's control screens at their station on the promenade.
The Mabat programme, a cooperative effort between the Municipality and the police, is a multi-year technological enterprise to create a network of deterrence and response through the use of various technological means including cameras, alarm systems, patrol cars, and more. Part of the programme involves the installation of cameras at ‘hot spots' as defined by the police, with the intent to prevent criminal activity.
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Municipal spokeswoman Dana Zinati said the control office has two 22-inch computer screens and a 37-inch plasma screen on which input from the cameras are screened 24 hours a day, along with an announcement system to be operated if needed for deterrence only by the service representatives at the Municipal ‘moked'.
It seems that closed circuit camera security proved itself, soon after the installations, An Eilat resident who'd been at the Dekel Beach discovered that his vehicle had gone missing from the car park. It turned out that the theft had been recorded by the beach operator's security system and could be shown to the police. Having seen the thieves on film, the police soon found them driving around in the stolen car in the tourist area.
Tourists and residents can feel a lot safer, knowing Big Brother is always watching.
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