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You don’t ask sheylos out of context
And you are flat out wrong
The easiest thing to defend is their being flown on shabbos
first , what is the issur d’orysa on flying on shabbos?
Second, they were discussing matters of state that almost certainly involved Jewish issues and Rav Shlomo zalmen has already ruled on this
They don’t have to follow your orthodox viewpoint. They are also in a unique position that gives them unique heterim.
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