One of their tactics has been to highlight the fact that some US police officers – including those from Minnesota – have received training from the IDF. It should go without saying that Israel did not train police officers to murder a man in cold blood. So here’s what you need to know: the police officers receive counter-terrorism training, and the training even tackles the issue of whether law enforcement operations could violate civil rights. About 100 Minnesota law enforcement officers attended a counter-terrorism training conference in Minneapolis Monday. Deputy Consul Shahar Arieli said Israeli law enforcement officers shared techniques to prevent terrorist acts, such as suicide bombings.