Could the Flydubai attack keep Netanyahu in power?
One week on from the Flydubai incident, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been front and centre – with the Israel election just weeks away.
Big events have always had the power to shape elections: From John Howard and the Tampa affair to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
And it doesn’t get much bigger than a foiled attempt to bring down a plane mid-flight.
One week on from the Flydubai incident, details continue to filter out about the pilot accused of stabbing his colleague to try to crash the Tel Aviv-bound plane.
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As investigations continue, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been front and centre – with the Israel election just weeks away.
Today, Middle East correspondent for The Economist, Gregg Carlstrom, on what we know about what happened on Flydubai flight 1073 and whether Netanyahu could use it to help him get re-elected as Israel’s president.
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