Had the Flydubai attempted hijacking succeeded, it would have made for quite an October surprise leading up to the Israeli general elections slated for October 27. Since that failed attempt, we have learned through interrogations that the co-pilot’s goal was to crash the plane into a terminal of Ben Gurion airport, in which case not only the passengers and crew on the plane, but also potentially thousands of other people would have been killed. In other words, the hijacking was planned as a 9/11 copycat terrorist attack.
Two Nations, Two Elections, One Fate
The clock is ticking for both Israel and the United States. What happens next?
