From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Regev hails decision by EU to drop recommendation that planes avoid Israeli airspace
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Transportation Minister Miri Regev welcomes the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) decision to lift a recommendation to avoid Israeli airspace, which she presents as a personal vindication.
Tweeting a photo of herself with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Regev laments the “mountains of muck and poison” aimed at her for her recent trip to Budapest to lobby for EASA to reverse its guidance and pledges that “together we will continue to act for the benefit of the citizens of Israel.”
Last week, as Iran launched a massive ballistic missile attack on Israel, Regev was photographed outside a Budapest jeweler, sparking domestic criticism. She claimed that the photo was framed to make her look like she was shopping when she was only passing outside.
נתחיל מהסוף הטוב: רשות התעופה של האיחוד האירופי ביטלה את החלטתה לאסור טיסות לישראל ובקרוב החברות האירופאיות יחזרו לטוס ארצה. הררי רפש ורעל הוטחו ברשתות כלפיי על נסיעת הבזק שקיימתי בשבוע שעבר להונגריה >>> pic.twitter.com/dusNnvMDSr
— מירי רגב (@regev_miri) October 9, 2024
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