According to a senior official in the Transportation Ministry, the minister, Likud's Miri Regev, is furious at this morning's incident on an El Al flight when the captain announced to passengers that "Holocausts happen in dictatorships and we are fighting for democracy."
"Time after time, pilots act as if they are the owners of the business," he said. "This situation cannot continue. Something bad is happening here and after the minister spoke with the airline's management, she expects that the management will act in accordance with their words and respect the fact that they are the national carrier. Perhaps the air routes are clear, but apparently the direction the airline itself is taking is leading to disaster."