以色列人可能会失去免签进入美国的资格,此前在一次针对飞往特拉维夫的flydubai航班被挫败的袭击后,安全漏洞被曝光。据《以色列时报》援引第12频道报道,一支美国代表团预计将在未来几天抵达以色列,评估该国是否符合美国免签计划的安全条件。该代表团目前正驻在阿拉伯联合酋长国,审查航空安全程序。
Israelis could lose their visa-free access to the United States after security lapses reportedly came to light following the thwarted attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight.A US delegation is expected to arrive in Israel in the coming days to assess whether the country is meeting the security conditions of the US Visa Waiver Program, The Times of Israel reported, citing Channel 12. The delegation is currently in the United Arab Emirates, where it is reviewing aviation security procedures, according to the report.
以色列于2023年加入美国免签计划。根据该安排,以色列公民可以使用电子旅行授权系统(ESTA)前往美国,而无需办理更为繁琐的签证申请。即将进行的审查将检查以色列是否仍然符合加入该计划时所达成的要求。
Israel became part of the US Visa Waiver Program in 2023. Under the arrangement, Israeli citizens can travel to the US using an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) instead of going through the longer visa application process. The upcoming review will examine whether Israel continues to meet the requirements agreed when it joined the programme.
此番审查源于9月30日flydubai 1073航班事件,副驾驶哈姆姆·阿尔-哈马米据称袭击机长斯密特·马奇哈尔并试图将飞机撞毁。机上约有180人,大多数为以色列人。马奇哈尔与几名以色列乘客成功制止了袭击并制服了阿尔-哈马米。flydubai寻求恢复以色列航线事发近一周后,第13频道周二报道,flydubai已请求重新启动飞往以色列的航班。该航空公司表示其调查已接近完成,并已解雇数名员工。
The scrutiny follows the September 30 incident involving flydubai Flight 1073, in which copilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked captain Smit Machchhar and attempted to crash the aircraft. Around 180 people were on board, most of them Israelis. Machchhar, along with several Israeli passengers, managed to stop the attack and overpower al-Hammami.flydubai seeks return to IsraelNearly a week after the incident, Channel 13 reported on Tuesday that flydubai had sought permission to restart flights to Israel. The airline reportedly said its investigation was nearing completion and that several employees had been dismissed.
据悉,以色列交通部官员也被邀请下周访问迪拜。然而,交通部长米里·雷格夫已拒绝flydubai恢复运营的请求。
Officials from Israel’s Transportation Ministry have also reportedly been invited to visit Dubai next week. However, Transportation Minister Miri Regev has declined flydubai’s request to resume operations, according to the report.
交通部和以色列安全机构因事件后对外籍航空公司机组人员的处理方式受到批评。
The Transportation Ministry and Israel’s security establishment have faced criticism over their handling of foreign airline crews following the incident.
据以色列媒体周二报道,援引以色列议会外交与国防委员会闭门会议的泄露言论称,过去一年里约有1,240名来自敌对国家的航空人员进入以色列。其中,哈马米一案尤其引发关注。据报道,他曾在社交媒体上表达对基地组织的支持,由于其极端主义观点,阿曼方面曾禁止他从事飞行工作。
Hebrew media reports on Tuesday, citing leaked comments from a closed-door meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said about 1,240 aircrew members from hostile countries had entered Israel over the past year. The case involving al-Hammami has drawn particular concern. He had reportedly expressed support for al-Qaeda on social media and had been prohibited from flying in Oman because of concerns about his extremist views.
以色列致力于将滞留旅客接回国内。交通部表示,在以色列航空公司陆续执行多趟遣返航班后,预计所有在袭击事件后滞留迪拜的以色列人将于周四前全部回国。据该部统计,截至目前,已有7,415名旅客搭乘以色列航空公司的特别航班从迪拜返回,另有部分旅客则乘坐阿提哈德航空的商业航班从阿布扎比归国。
Israel aims to bring stranded passengers homeThe Transportation Ministry expects all Israelis stranded in Dubai after the attack to return home by Thursday, following a series of repatriation flights operated by Israeli airlines. So far, 7,415 passengers have returned to Israel from Dubai on special flights operated by Israeli carriers, as well as from Abu Dhabi on commercial Etihad Airways flights, according to the ministry.