Here in Israel- You cannot leave a bag unsupervised. We have a lot of history of side bombs & as you can imagine an airport is a supper sensitive point. any terrorist will love to blow up a terminal in Israel.
Terrorist problems is not something new or unknown, fortunately.
this Lily behaved irresponsibly.
In fact, if i remember correctly it's a felony to leave a bag unsupervised.
For those great thinkers who suggested to scan the bag- if it's a bomb it will blow up! killing a lot of people.
a laptop vs. a lot of people, even if it contains all her work etc...
we better say goodbye from the laptop, and go to 20-30 people's funerals.
As a law student, if i leave my back in the library & got to lunch, & the security finds it, calls the police to check etc... it's a 250 shekels (60$) fine.
Every public place has signs- Do Not Leave things unsupervised.
I'm very sorry for this lady's bag, but the reality here is different. in this case- it's a laptop with a lot of important stuff, vs. lot's of lives.
Lily I hope you're drive is ok & you'll recover all your media and information.