Israeli Transport Minister Denies Responsibility for Flydubai Crew Vetting
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Transport Minister Miri Regev denies her ministry's responsibility for vetting foreign airline crews.
- Regev states aviation security intelligence is divided between Mossad and Shin Bet.
- She asserts the Mossad, not the Shin Bet, is responsible for foreign airlines like Flydubai.
- Regev claims passenger and crew lists are not sent to the Ministry of Transportation.
Israel's Minister of Transportation and Cabinet member, Miri Regev, stated on Saturday night that her ministry is not responsible for vetting foreign airline crews or for intelligence regarding aviation security. Speaking on Channel 11, Regev clarified that the responsibility for intelligence screening and the examination of foreign flight crews lies with security agencies, not her ministry.
Regev explained that aviation security is a complex issue with intelligence responsibilities divided between the Mossad and the Shin Bet. She specified that the Shin Bet handles Israeli flights, while the Mossad is responsible for foreign airlines. "Flydubai is a foreign company, it is not connected to the Shin Bet but to the Mossad," she said during an interview with Ayala Hasson.
Addressing claims of a lapse in background checks for the pilot involved in an attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight, the minister emphasized that passenger and crew lists are transferred to other bodies, not the Ministry of Transportation. "The list did not pass to us, because the entity responsible for identifying the crew is an intelligence body. We are not an intelligence body," Regev asserted.
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