The flydubai attack succeeded - Israel was just lucky - opinion
Two years ago, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned of the need to reexamine the security arrangements for foreign aircraft entering Israel.
In the State of Israel, a minister receives a government portfolio and uses it to further their own interests, rather than focusing on the objectives of their ministry and the benefits it brings to citizens. Miri Regev appointed a personal associate as director-general of the Transportation Ministry, someone with limited career experience.
This neglect and disarray became evident when analyzing the Dubai plane incident. The state comptroller warned two years ago about the need to reexamine security arrangements for foreign aircraft entering Israel and adopt an integrated approach. However, it seems that no such approach was adopted. Instead, Ben Zaken sought to create an "integrated approach" tailored to the needs of the Transportation Minister, which primarily involved endless trips to conferences.
The Omani pilot involved in the hijacking had a history of radicalization and was barred from flying by Morocco. Israeli authorities should have been alerted to this information. The political leadership, including the Transportation Minister and Prime Minister, were not held accountable for their role in the incident. Security agencies failed to prevent the attack, which resulted in 174 fatalities, mirroring a similar incident in Mombasa, Kenya in 2002. Those responsible for security failures need to acknowledge their mistakes.
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