[PAR35]

and one was so certain a crash was inevitable that he lost his ability to speak.

Were the words he was unable to speak 'Allah Akbar'?

Why would Muslims let their helicopter be used for a Jewish event?

[smokingfrog]

Omnia Omnibus Ubique

[Boogieman]

“Why would Muslims let their helicopter be used for a Jewish event?”

They didn’t:

“The terrifying ordeal occurred when the two were flying back from London, where they attended a celebration of the release of a vegetarian cookbook by McCartney’s daughter Mary, to their home in East Sussex.”

[CAluvdubya]

Why would Muslims let their helicopter be used for a Jewish event?

Hmmmm, they wouldn't. They froth at the mouth with the mere mention of the name, "Israel".

[hlmencken3]

They didn’t. The first sentence is completely non-sequitur. Just some fan of the royals trying to justify the story in a Jewish publication. Horribly written story, more along the lines of gossip.