In a post on Twitter MK Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin came out against the closure of Sde Dove Airport writing:
"Sde Dov must not be evacuated. This is one of the most important struggles we are leading, led by mayors Ron Huldai who presented a brilliant alternative program and Meir Yitzhak Halevi. Lack of aviation infrastructure is not a problem only for the city of Eilat, it is a problem for all of us and solidarity is not a dirty word."