Criticism from all sides: the chilling decision that could have reached Netanyahu

The article describes a secret emergency procedure that grants the Prime Minister the authority to order the interception of a hijacked passenger plane threatening to crash in Israel. The author claims that any decision Netanyahu would have made in such a scenario would have opened a wave of incitement and accusations of murder against him, using a speculative and charged tone.

The article by Tamir Morog on Channel 14 deals with a secret emergency procedure (whose name is forbidden to publish) that grants the Prime Minister sole authority to order the interception of a hijacked passenger plane intentionally threatening to crash in Israeli territory. The author describes the chilling dilemma: saving citizens on the ground versus avoiding firing at a plane full of passengers. He notes that the current event (a rescue flight from Saudi Arabia that landed at Ben Gurion Airport) did not reach the point of decision, but asserts in a resolute speculation that any decision Netanyahu would have made – interception or avoidance – would have opened a wave of incitement and accusations of murder against him from those same parties. The article combines a technical description of Air Force procedures (including the PNR code password) with a protective political narrative about the Prime Minister.