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| Europe nixes landing rights for El Al planes with IDF cargo |
| 2006-09-04 |
| HT to LGF and AOS Hq A number of European states are refusing to allow El Al cargo planes carrying Israel Defense Forces equipment from stopover landings in their airports. The refusal came from states considered friendly with Israel, including Britain, Germany and Italy, according to Captain Etai Regev, the chairman of El Al's pilots' union. Regev sent a letter of complaint on the matter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and to the Defense Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Tourism Ministry. According to Regev, El Al flights bearing heavy loads that arrive from U.S. bases "are not given approval by European states to make stopover landings for refueling, for political reasons. "As a result, cargo planes are taking off from the U.S. with much lighter weight, and are reaching Israel with significantly fewer munitions than needed." Regev called this "a substantial blow to state defense." In his letter, Regev complained about the government's decision last month to allow Italy's flag carrier, Alitalia, to fly Israeli state employees abroad for the first time. "Israel's response to this is the transfer of labor to Italian pilots at the cost of Israeli pilots," he wrote. Crater that f*cking Beirut runway now! |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #4 The civilized, friendly to Israel, Europeans. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-09-04 23:10 |
| #3 not to imply that it wasn't nonsensical the first time - but we can see it so easily now. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-09-04 21:03 |
| #2 It's shocking, really. There was so much talk about how and if Europeans would revolt against the Muslims taking over their country. Would it be brutal? Would pogroms result? Yet what we are seeing in Europe, once again is is a swift and brutal turn towards anti-semitism. It's mind boggling how quickly this is happening. But a look at the beginning of WWII shows that the grip of anti-semitism was likewise very swift. But this time around it is so nonsensical. Tiny Israel is just trying to defend itself and the Muslims are proudly blowing up women and children to cause as much useless carnage as possible. The world is going mad. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-09-04 20:57 |
| #1 states considered friendly with Israel In Europe? I don't think so. Recall none would allow transshipment of supplies in 73. They're dhimmi. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-04 20:33 |