Commentator Calls for Transportation Minister's Dismissal Over Flight Security Lapse
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Commentator Eliraz Sade urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to fire Transportation Minister Miri Regev following a security incident on a Flydubai flight. Regev denies her ministry's responsibility, while reports suggest the Shin Bet had previously warned of vetting gaps.
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- Commentator Eliraz Sade called for Transportation Minister Miri Regev's dismissal.
- The call follows a security incident on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel.
- Regev denies her ministry is responsible for vetting foreign airline crews.
- Reports indicate the Shin Bet had previously warned of vetting gaps.
- Regev had previously demanded a halt to Flydubai flights.
Commentator Eliraz Sade has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss Transportation Minister Miri Regev if she is found responsible for a security lapse that occurred on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel. The incident involved a co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack the plane.
Sade's remarks came amid a debate over responsibility for vetting foreign airline crews arriving in Israel. He stated, "If Miri Regev is responsible for the aviation failure, Netanyahu must dismiss her."
Regev, however, has rejected claims that the Ministry of Transportation bears responsibility, asserting that the ministry is not an intelligence agency and that such vetting falls under the purview of security bodies when dealing with foreign companies. She argued that the security responsibility lies with intelligence agencies.
Conversely, Channel 12 reported that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) had sent three documents in recent months to the Transportation Ministry, Regev, and the National Security Council, warning of gaps in the vetting of flights operated by foreign companies. The report indicated that the Shin Bet recommended transferring the oversight of chartered flights to the Civil Aviation Authority, a recommendation Regev reportedly did not accept.
Following the attempted hijacking, Regev demanded that Flydubai flights to Israel be halted pending an investigation into the circumstances. At the time, she claimed the airline had violated the aviation agreement between Israel and the UAE by assigning a pilot from Oman to the flight to Israel.
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