United Airlines Suspends Pilot for Praising Oct. 7 Hamas Attack
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
United Airlines suspended pilot Ibrahim Musallam for praising the October 7th Hamas attack in online posts. This follows a similar suspension in November 2023. The action comes weeks after a Flydubai co-pilot, Maim Al-Maimi, attempted to crash his plane en route to Israel. An internal document reveals the Ministry of Transportation, led by Miri Regev, is responsible for vetting foreign flight crews entering Israel.
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- United Airlines suspended pilot Ibrahim Musallam for praising the October 7th attack.
- Musallam was previously suspended in November 2023 for similar reasons but reinstated.
- The suspension occurred two weeks after an attempted crash of a Flydubai flight to Israel.
- The Flydubai co-pilot, Maim Al-Maimi, was an Omani citizen, a country without ties to Israel.
- An internal document places responsibility on the Ministry of Transportation for vetting foreign flight crews.
United Airlines has suspended pilot Ibrahim Musallam following his publication of extremist pro-Palestinian posts in which he praised the October 7th Hamas attack. Musallam had previously been suspended by the airline in November 2023 for a similar reason but was later allowed to return to work.
The suspension in the United States comes just two weeks after an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight en route to Israel. The co-pilot, Maim Al-Maimi, an Omani citizen (Oman does not have diplomatic relations with Israel), attempted to crash the plane. The disaster was averted due to the resourcefulness and bravery of the Israeli passengers and the captain.
A recently revealed internal security document has shed light on the government's prolonged ambiguity regarding how a citizen of an enemy state was allowed in the cockpit. The document indicates that the Ministry of Transportation, headed by Minister Miri Regev, is legally responsible for determining security procedures for foreign flights entering Israel and vetting their aircrew.
According to the document's directive, airlines must ensure that no crew member holds citizenship from a country without diplomatic ties with Israel. To prevent hostile elements from entering Israeli airspace, companies are required to pre-screen crew names against a list of restricted nationalities.
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