Ofer Winter: Israel Was Close to Its Own 9/11
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Ofer Winter called an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight Israel's "9/11".
- He criticized the state's failure to learn security lessons.
- Winter stated civilians, not the state, prevented the attack.
- His remarks preceded a memorial for the October 7th massacre.
Hours before a state memorial ceremony for the October 7th massacre, Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel Party, held a press conference near Ben Gurion Airport. He criticized the state's response to an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight, stating, "It seems the State of Israel refuses to learn its lesson."
Winter declared that the nation was "a hair's breadth away from the greatest attack in the country's history, Israel's 9/11." He explained that the Flydubai flight, carrying Israelis and civilians, could have crashed at the airport. Winter drew parallels between the events leading up to the October 7th massacre and the attempted attack on the flight, noting that in both instances, "heroic civilians" were the ones who intervened and saved the situation.
He asserted that, once again, civilians took responsibility and were prepared to sacrifice themselves, implying a failure of state security mechanisms. Winter's remarks were made on the eve of a state ceremony commemorating the October 7th massacre.
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