Israel to Decide if Flydubai Incident Was Act of Hostility
Translated & summarized from Calcalist by baba
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- Ministry of Defense to rule on Flydubai incident as act of hostility.
- Recognition enables National Insurance Institute aid for victims.
- Past incidents and a 2017 law amendment support probable recognition.
- Law allows recognition if act targets Israel or Jewish people.
- Amendment broadens recognition criteria for attacks by hostile organizations.
Israel's Ministry of Defense will determine whether the attempted hijacking and crash of a Flydubai plane will be recognized as an act of hostility, a designation that would enable victims to receive assistance from the National Insurance Institute. The decision will be made as the investigation progresses, the ministry announced. However, past precedent suggests such recognition is highly probable.
The National Insurance Institute stated that the approving authority within the Ministry of Defense is responsible for recognizing acts of hostility. Once this recognition is granted, the institute can provide victims with aid or monthly pensions. The Ministry of Defense confirmed that the approving authority is in continuous contact with the National Insurance Institute's department for victims of hostile acts and that decisions will be based on information from investigators. This decision is then passed to the National Insurance Institute for further processing with the victims.
Experience with past attacks abroad indicates a strong likelihood of recognition. According to the Law of Victims of Hostile Acts, an incident occurring abroad can be recognized as an act of hostility if its aim was to harm Israel or the Jewish people. Previous incidents recognized include the 2008 Chabad House attacks in Mumbai and the 2016 Istanbul attack.
A 2017 amendment to the law, initiated by MK Haim Yellin, allows for recognition even if the act's primary goal wasn't to harm Israel or Jewish people, provided it was carried out by an organization aiming to harm Israel, its citizens, or Jews. Following this amendment, six Israelis killed or injured in attacks in Turkey, Belgium, Mali, and Germany were retroactively recognized as victims of hostile acts.
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