Tali Mans, the 150 terrorists and the 401st Brigade soldiers: Three cases that are the big story of the security establishment

The article presents three major security incidents: the Tali Mans affair, the 150 released terrorists, and the soldiers of the 401st Brigade, as a parable for broader failures in the Israeli security system. President Herzog recommended awarding a medal of valor to Tali Mans, alongside the four men who acted on the Fly Dubai flight. The investigation continues and questions about security failures are multiplying.

The article, by Avi Ashkenazi, presents three security incidents as representative of a broad systemic failure: the Tali Mans affair, the release of 150 terrorists, and the soldiers of the 401st Brigade. President Isaac Herzog recommended awarding a medal of valor to Tali Mans, alongside the four men who acted on the Fly Dubai flight. The article describes the Mossad investigation as intensive, in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and notes that the Mossad previously prevented an al-Qaeda attack against an Emirates plane. Criticism is leveled at the Security Division of the Ministry of Transport, which the author claims failed in the Fly Dubai incident, and at the lack of oversight and transparency in security bodies. The article raises pointed questions about the intelligence circles around the passengers and the monitoring of air crews.

Tali Mans, the 150 terrorists and the 401st Brigade soldiers: Three cases that are the big story of the security establishment