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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 56 points 7 months ago
[–] shplane@lemmy.world 45 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Genuine question, what would happen if he flew over those countries? Aside from shooting down his plane, I’m not clear of what they could do?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 100 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They could send interceptors asking the pilot to land immediately. Civil planes must comply.

[–] chisel@piefed.social 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

And if they don't comply? Is it possible for them to do anything other than shoot it down to physically enforce this?

[–] caboose2006@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

As a pilot I'm landing that damn plane wherever the nice man in the Rafale tells me to.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago

Yep when the fighter jets come you'd better fucking land

[–] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In actuality: Probably not a lot. I think it's probably a lot more to do with the dispatcher contacting those countries and asking for permission to fly over which they always need, and those countries breaking with tradition by saying "Absolutely the fuck not I like winning elections thank you."

In my imagined fantasy scenario: You know, there's nothing really stopping one of those countries from intercepting the plane wherever it goes. All it would take is for one of the wilder governments like Italy or Türkiye to just send up some fighters, be prepared for Israel to use its fighters in turn and hey our pilots get some practice, force the plane to land, and then when Netanyahu gets off the plane yelling about such a miscarriage of justice, hand him some printouts of news articles about their violations of Iran's, Qatar's, and Lebanon's national sovereignty with a big smirk on your face and your eyebrows up high. And then tackle him on the tarmac and deliver him to the ICC, job done.

It'll never happen, I sort of doubt that Israel would use their nukes in response but it's hard to say for sure, but it sure would be fulfilling to watch it if someone did decide today's the day.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

A man can dream

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Force them to land. But I still doubt they ever would.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Population could protest him flying over with plane and less people would side with Israel.

That's also why during eurovision the security had to snatch people's palestine flags from their hands.

Israel relies on "everyone believes we are the good guys" idea to keep doing what they do.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 16 points 7 months ago

He doesn't need sanctions, he needs SAMctions.

[–] xiwi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 7 months ago

I would give up all my disdain for the eu in an.instant if they would shoot down that plane

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Netanyahu is a puppet. They're gonna make him the fall guy after carrying through their atrocities. I'm pretty convinced that Netanyahu is like 0.001% of the problem here.

[–] dzsimbo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

But the puppet of who? Geopolitics has never been an easy thing, but I don't think there are any real masters of puppets out there. Netanyahu is a real player in this horrid thing, but the blame can definitely be spread around as well.

[–] dechnically@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

NYPD should arrest him on sight

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

USA government won't arrest a friend.