Journalist Accuses Israeli Security Services of Major Failures in Dubai Flight Incident

Journalist and media personality Barak Seri has sharply criticized Israel's security apparatus following new revelations about an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight. Seri alleged on his X account that beyond the justified tales of passenger heroism, the incident represents a severe and unprecedented security lapse.

"Bottom line, there's been a huge, enormous screw-up by the Shin Bet and the Ministry of Transport, which could have ended in a terrible disaster," Seri wrote, referencing a CNN report that the co-pilot, Hammam Al-Hamami, was previously fired for extremist views and for posting Al-Qaeda content. Seri condemned the monitoring failure, stating, "Everything is visible, everything is public. And all of this escaped the Shin Bet and the security department at the Ministry of Transport, whose job is 'security assessment of foreign flights entering Israel.' A tremendous, frightening failure in its severity."

Seri directly blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the establishment of an investigative committee. "Netanyahu must establish a committee of inquiry tomorrow to examine the severe failure... and especially to ensure that such an extremist terrorist never gets into a cockpit on his way to Israel. That's what he needs to do, not to congratulate himself, sing and dance as if he is not responsible for anything," Seri stated.

However, Seri expressed deep skepticism about any real investigation, noting that the third anniversary of a "terrible massacre" was approaching without any committee being formed. He suggested this inaction stems from Netanyahu's fear of what he might lose. Seri also recalled a previous post where he claimed there is "great suspicion towards Netanyahu. Zero trust. He earned it honestly, or rather, with many lies," explaining that this distrust leads opponents to suspect his security warnings are politically motivated.

The Ministry of Transport operates an Aviation Security Operations Center (Maml"t) responsible for briefing flight crews, supervising security verification units, and maintaining communication.