Israel's Ministry of Transportation on Tuesday responded to a Zioneer expose on security gaps for foreign flights, stating that it demanded additional budget and personnel as a condition for taking on responsibility for chartered flights, but that the Finance Ministry has not transferred the promised resources. The ministry rejected claims that it received the funds a year ago and failed to act.
The Ministry of Transportation issued a statement Tuesday morning in response to The Zioneer's expose, which revealed that the ministry rejected Shin Bet security proposals for foreign flights and left security posts unfilled. In its response, the ministry said it had demanded additional budget and staffing positions as a precondition for accepting responsibility for chartered flights. Despite a written commitment from the Finance Ministry in the budget summary, the ministry said, the funds and personnel have not been transferred to this day. The statement denied that the ministry had received the resources roughly a year ago and failed to implement them, calling that claim incorrect. The exchange is the latest in a series of disputes between the Transport Ministry and security agencies over aviation security protocols and resource allocation for wartime flight operations.
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