Everyone was warned two years ago - and now we must say: we failed | Ben Caspit

Ben Caspit argues that the security failure that allowed a radical Omani pilot to fly Israelis to Dubai and attempt to bring down the plane is the result of ongoing neglect. The State Comptroller warned two years ago about the need to re-examine the security of foreign aircraft, but the Ministry of Transportation under Miri Regev did not implement the recommendations. Caspit asserts that the authorities must treat the incident as a successful attack.

Ben Caspit analyzes the attempted downing of a Flydubai plane as a severe security failure that could have been prevented. He cites the State Comptroller's report from two years ago, which warned of the need to re-examine the security of foreign aircraft entering Israel and to regulate the division of responsibility among bodies. Caspit claims that the Ministry of Transportation under Miri Regev did not implement the recommendations, and that Director General Moshe Ben Zaken focused on the minister's needs instead of security. He notes that an Omani pilot defined as "dangerous" by the Omanis themselves was allowed to fly Israelis, and that the Mossad has reduced responsibility if the pilot was not connected to an organized network. Caspit asserts that security authorities must treat the incident as a successful attack, similar to the 2002 Mombasa incident, and that Prime Minister Netanyahu is celebrating the event as if he himself succeeded.