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The presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election, Donald Trump, has suggested the country should consider using profiling to combat crime. | The presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election, Donald Trump, has suggested the country should consider using profiling to combat crime. |
Mr Trump made the remarks when asked if he supported more profiling of Muslims in the US, in the context of last week's shooting at an Orlando gay club. | Mr Trump made the remarks when asked if he supported more profiling of Muslims in the US, in the context of last week's shooting at an Orlando gay club. |
Profiling uses ethnicity, race and religion to determine whether a person has or is likely to commit crimes. | Profiling uses ethnicity, race and religion to determine whether a person has or is likely to commit crimes. |
Critics say it could alienate Muslims. | Critics say it could alienate Muslims. |
In an interview with CBS, Mr Trump said other countries had "successfully" adopted the measure. | In an interview with CBS, Mr Trump said other countries had "successfully" adopted the measure. |
"You look at Israel and you look at others, and they do it and they do it successfully," he said. | |
"I hate the concept of profiling but we have to start using common sense." | |
'Orlando justifies my Muslim ban' says Trump | 'Orlando justifies my Muslim ban' says Trump |
21 things that Donald Trump believes | 21 things that Donald Trump believes |
Many travellers through Israel's Ben Gurion airport report that people who look Arabic and have non-Jewish names have to wait longer and have their baggage more thoroughly checked than Israeli Jews or people who look Jewish or white. | |
In 2015, the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem annulled a petition against discriminatory airport profiling. The court's decision effectively stalled any legal change on the matter. | |
Discriminatory racial profiling is outlawed in the European Union, but activists say it is on the rise in the wake of terror attacks in Paris and Belgium. | |
Mr Trump has stepped up his rhetoric since a gunman, New York-born Omar Mateen, killed 49 people at a night club in Orlando, in the worst mass shooting in recent US history. | Mr Trump has stepped up his rhetoric since a gunman, New York-born Omar Mateen, killed 49 people at a night club in Orlando, in the worst mass shooting in recent US history. |
The attacker claimed allegiance to so-called Islamic State as he carried out the massacre, but US officials believe he was "self-radicalized". | The attacker claimed allegiance to so-called Islamic State as he carried out the massacre, but US officials believe he was "self-radicalized". |
In the wake of the attack, Mr Trump called for a ban to people from all countries with a history of terrorism against the US. | In the wake of the attack, Mr Trump called for a ban to people from all countries with a history of terrorism against the US. |
He had previously expressed support for a temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the country. | He had previously expressed support for a temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the country. |
Orlando shooting: Special report | Orlando shooting: Special report |
In the interview, the Republican also repeated a call for the Muslim community to report suspicious activities and reiterated his support for more scrutiny of mosques. | In the interview, the Republican also repeated a call for the Muslim community to report suspicious activities and reiterated his support for more scrutiny of mosques. |
He said this could resemble a controversial surveillance programme in New York City that was shut down following lawsuits and complaints. | He said this could resemble a controversial surveillance programme in New York City that was shut down following lawsuits and complaints. |
His proposals have been heavily criticised by some fellow Republicans and also by political opponents and campaigners. | His proposals have been heavily criticised by some fellow Republicans and also by political opponents and campaigners. |
In a separate interview, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said such measures could backfire by severing contacts with the Muslim community. | In a separate interview, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said such measures could backfire by severing contacts with the Muslim community. |
"It's very important for us to maintain our contacts within the Muslim community," she said in an interview on CNN. | "It's very important for us to maintain our contacts within the Muslim community," she said in an interview on CNN. |
"Because, often, individuals, if they're from that community and they're being radicalised, their friends and family members will see it first. They will see activity first. And we want that information to come to us." | "Because, often, individuals, if they're from that community and they're being radicalised, their friends and family members will see it first. They will see activity first. And we want that information to come to us." |
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