In response to the Dubai Airlines flight safety incident to Israel that occurred on September 30, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News on October 1 that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that deliberately caused the crash was “brainwashed by extreme ideas.” As to how this person brought the weapon that stabbed the captain onto the plane, Netanyahu said that airport security “may have been less lenient on the crew”, or that the injured co-pilot found a knife or axe in the aircraft's own equipment. At the same time, Netanyahu stressed that it is still too early to determine whether this person is linked to Iran or any other power.

In response to the Dubai Airlines flight safety incident to Israel that occurred on September 30, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News on October 1 that the co-pilot of the passenger plane that deliberately caused the crash was “brainwashed by extreme ideas.” As to how this person brought the weapon that stabbed the captain onto the plane, Netanyahu said that airport security “may have been less lenient on the crew”, or that the injured co-pilot found a knife or axe in the aircraft's own equipment. At the same time, Netanyahu stressed that it is still too early to determine whether this person is linked to Iran or any other power.