The decision was called ‘borderline insane’ by experts in the field. According to them, not only is such a unilateral move a violation of the peace agreements between the two countries, but also non-Jordanian planes will not be able to fly over Israel, even if they do not come from Amman.
Netanyahu was allegedly so angry about Jordan’s refusal to fly over its airspace to visit the United Arab Emirates, and he ordered the move without speaking to anyone else, including top experts meant to lead the government. offers within the intelligence or diplomatic communities.
Instead of obeying the order, the airport officials flatly refused to carry it out, merely asking the Ministry of Transport a series of questions: What would happen to planes already in the air that were planning to to leave their destination over Israel? Will Israel also circumvent American planes if they come from the east?
Allegedly, after being told by Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman that such a move would result in massive retaliation, he first contacted the prime minister with a simple message: Do as Netanyahu said.
The report claims that the Jordanians never actually refused Netanyahu, but rather refused to give the UAE plane in Jordan permission to fly to Israel to fetch the prime minister. The UAE also did not blame their hosts, but ‘technical problems’.
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Netanyahu canceled the order within 90 minutes.
The situation with Jordan erupted last week when Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah was on his way to visit Jerusalem and his security details were asked to wait as the Jordanians exceeded the number of people first agreed upon. Instead of waiting, the young royal simply canceled the visit. The alleged refusal to allow the aircraft to depart from the UAE was after this incident.