PNN – Outlining eleven reasons, Abdul Bari Atwan characterized the alleged terrorist plot to blow up an Emirati plane Fly Dubai as a Zionist scheme; after examining the hidden motives behind it; he concluded that the plot had failed.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; Abdul Bari Atwan, a regional strategic analyst, wrote in an article for the Rai al-Youm website that all evidence indicates the incident involving the Emirati plane—operated by Fly Dubai and en route to Tel Aviv—was a “staged event” meticulously orchestrated by the Zionist regime’s intelligence agencies.
Noting that the true motives behind this scenario remain unclear, he stated that the Israeli narrative regarding the incident is riddled with contradictory and simplistic falsehoods. Most prominent among these is the claim of a verbal altercation in the cockpit between the pilot and the co-pilot, the co-pilot’s knife attack on the pilot—causing him to bleed—in an attempt to crash the plane and kill all 174 people on board, and the assertion that passenger intervention thwarted the plot.
Netanyahu outlined eleven reasons suggesting that the Zionist regime’s intelligence service was the force behind this staged event. These reasons are as follows:
First: Initially, it was stated that the pilot was of Russian descent and the co-pilot—who allegedly attacked him—was Ukrainian. This narrative subsequently changed; it was claimed the pilot was Emirati and the co-pilot Omani. Later, the account was revised again to state that the pilot was Indian and the co-pilot an Omani national.
Second: To date, we have not heard a single official statement or comment from Saudi Arabia—the very country where the plane reportedly made an emergency landing, where the co-pilot was detained, and where the injured pilot received medical care.
Third: Why did the aircraft leave Jordanian airspace—where it was located at the moment the incident occurred—and decide to land at Tabuk International Airport in Saudi Arabia? Tabuk Airport is not far from Eilat Airport in Israel or Sharm El-Sheikh Airport in Egypt, and Aqaba Airport is also very close by.
Fourth: Was it merely a coincidence that two Israeli pilots skilled in flying this type of aircraft, as well as a medical team, were among the passengers?
Fifth: The cockpit cannot be opened from the outside; the Zionist regime’s flimsy and baseless narrative claims that the injured pilot rose and opened the door to passengers who were storming the cockpit. Where was the physically stronger, uninjured co-pilot at that moment, and why did he not stop him?
Sixth: The Zionist narrative mentions the name of the Indian pilot, “Smith Mashar,” yet to this day, they have not disclosed the name of the “Omani” co-pilot accused of attempting to destroy the aircraft.
Seventh: Miri Regev, the Israeli regime’s Minister of Transportation, expressed surprise at the presence of an Omani co-pilot in the cockpit, stating that this violates the agreement between Israel and the UAE—which prohibits the employment of pilots or co-pilots from countries that do not have diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime for Fly dubai flights operating between the UAE and Israel—implying, therefore, that the co-pilot was not actually Omani.
Eighth: Two days prior, Netanyahu had warned of potential attacks leading up to the Zionist regime’s elections; this implies he was aware of the plot—and perhaps even confident it would succeed in destroying the aircraft—intending to use the incident as a pretext for a possible act of aggression against Iran and to postpone the elections.
Ninth: Israel Katz, the Zionist regime’s Minister of War, asserted that the aircraft was the target of a terrorist attack; where, then, are the weapons, ammunition, and explosives used in this operation?
Tenth: How did the Israeli “savior” passenger and his accompanying group manage—while the plane was plummeting at a speed of 15,000 feet per second—to enter the cockpit, open the door, take control of the aircraft, detain the co-pilot, and immobilize him?
Eleventh: The passenger who claimed to have saved the plane—and who was welcomed by Netanyahu, interviewed by Israeli media, and recounted his alleged heroic feats—claimed that he was not a pilot and had learned to fly by watching videos!
Pointing to the Zionist regime’s history of fabricating narratives—particularly regarding the October 7 operation and the abuse of women and children—Atwan asserted that such actors would not hesitate to stage a “terrorist” attack on an Emirati aircraft, using it as a pretext to commit further war crimes.