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Israel's Security Gap: Private Pilots Vetted, Foreign Airline Crews Not
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OriginalFlydubai attack exposes security gap: Israel vets private pilots, not foreign airline crews
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- Israel rigorously vets private pilots but not foreign commercial airline crews.
- Responsibility for vetting foreign airline crews is disputed between Mossad and Shin Bet.
- A 2018 warning about pilots from Egypt and Jordan was ignored.
- Airlines provide declarations, but Israel does not conduct independent background checks.
- Lack of oversight raises concerns about potential security threats on foreign flights.
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