Posted on 02/16/2021 5:48:10 AM PST by Red Badger
If American planes are not allowed to operate emergency flights to Israel, Israeli planes will not be allowed to land in the US, N12 reported Saturday.
The Biden administration accused Israel of violating the freedoms of the air and creating a crisis with the new administration following the Israeli border closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, N12 reported. The administration then demanded that planes from the US be allowed to land in Israel.
A source in the Foreign Ministry denied the report and told The Jerusalem Post that they were not aware of any threats. Last week, the US Department of Transportation officially complained to its Israeli counterpart after only El Al was granted an exception to continue flying into Israel despite the border closure, Israeli government sources confirmed.
El Al won a bid by Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority to operate the emergency flights, as well as flights to Dubai. Israir has been operating rescue flights to and from Frankfurt. US-based airlines Delta and United – along with every carrier other than El Al – have not been permitted to operate flights between America and Israel.
The US Department of Transportation complained to the Foreign Ministry and Transportation Ministry that this situation violates the aviation agreement between the countries, which was meant to guarantee equal treatment of Israeli and American airlines.
Lahav Harkov and Eve Young contributed to this report.
Jospeh Stolen is an idiot.
It’s pretty much no one in or out.
And it’s not like the USA was singled out. All countries.
El al is flying at a loss for legit travel emergencies. It also has, by far, the tightest security of all airlines. And it’s obviously the one going to and from Israel the most. So it’s the natural choice.
The fact that this is an issue tells you about the Biden’s admin hostility.
IIRC, Josef Stolen hasn’t even called the Israeli Prime minister yet....................or even will...............
It’s the third term of the obamation and valerie jarrett.
Joe Stolen’s handlers are figuring out ways to kill Jews without anyone noticing...
It's my understanding Israel banned all flights to Israel. Period, Ben Gurion was essentially closed. One exception, emergency flights on El Al repatriating Israeli citizens. The idea that this is an affront to the US, interestingly the only country complaining that they can't repatriate Israelis. Not to mention that Israel will begin reopening later this week, 2,000 travelers a day, Israel to allow 2,000 travelers per day to enter country starting Saturday . Freight flights have been proceeding normally for American airlines. An ado about nothing.
Sounds like the Biden Administration is fishing for any excuse to justify a diplomatic blow up with Israel.
I’d expect them to instigate some drama in the next few weeks, to try to impact the coming Israeli elections (23 March).
Of course they will with their CIA and Iranian contacts................
“Sounds like the Biden Administration is fishing for any excuse to justify a diplomatic blow up with Israel.”
Correct.
The order went out — pick, pick, pick; complain. Israel can only do wrong!
WTF, Joe?
Covid again?
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