El Al pilot Doron Ginzburg, who used the public address system on a Tuesday flight to make a political statement to the passengers, apologized to the passengers prior to landing, after it was made clear to him that El Al intended to suspend or fire him.
However, he will still be summoned for a hearing by El Al senior officials.
“As the son of Buchenwald death camp survivor Muti Ginzburg, I am aware of the importance of Holocaust Remembrance Day and heroism,” Ginzburg said at the end of the flight. “On this day we all unite with the memory of the Holocaust and the victims. I would like to make it clear that I had no intention of hurting any passenger with the things I said and I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart to those who were hurt by my words. Thank you for your attention.”
Right before taking off from Tel Aviv, Ginsburg said over the public address system: “I want to mention Holocaust Day because things like this can only happen in a dictatorship and the State of Israel is fighting for its democracy these days.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Hey El Al “seniors” what Doron Ginsburg did was nothing short but heroic. He honored Israel and the entiere klal of Israel! Try to learn from him instead. French people are proud to hear a mensh such as Doron Ginsburg making such a powerful statement in public, it’s called true democracy and it can only be achieved with this kind of courage!
If only they were more people like him.
@Zetruth if only more people were as misguided as this fool? No thanks.
What about the ELAL pilot who promised the chareidy passengers to return to the terminal shortly before Shabbos and instead took off on a nine hour flight from US and then besmirched them in the press saying they were at fault for the delay when that was a blant lie – has he ever been fired or suspended?!
@Zetruth – I think you didn’t pay enough attention to the article. It says that El Al has a policy that employees have to stay out of politics.
Perhaps you are not aware, but in all corporations there are “Policies and Procedures” that every employee has to read and sign declaring his/her acceptance to follow. Violations is grounds for termination. El Al now has to determine what actions to take to insure that other employees will not learn from his actions. I would at the very least dock him a months salary. An apology is not enough.
More brave like this mensh, yea thanks!
Actually, the Nazis publicized the idea that a lie can be made ‘true’ by repeating it enough.
The judicial dictatorship is potentially very dangerous. Religious and right wing people are lucky that the High Court has not done much worse. They could decide that keeping mitzvos is provocative or infringing on the rights of people not to see primitive people. Chairman Barak usurped unlimited power.
How is protecting his mafia against the majority called Democracy?
Yes, we are fighting for democracy 30 years too late!
But yet, if a passenger were to wear a “go Brandon” disposable mask, they would immediately be dragged off the plane and be banned for life with the airline. They would also be put on the no-fly list. The hypocrisy is glaring.
Softwords, I think you need to read the article as well, it was yom hashoah and he spoke about dictatorship.. if I follow your “raisonement” then yom hashoah is too political?
@Zetruth, which planet are you from?
The pilot meant that Netanyahu is a dictator because he wants to follow the majority who voted to curb Brother Barak’s powers in the unelected High Court.
Ironic how democracy and dictatorship switched places, no?
it wasn’t his place nor was it his program….Israel is gift from Hashem…this nonsense from this man should be judged and he should be suspended till he thinks things out…his remarks were unnecessary political and I don’t agree with him and I would theatrically toss a glass of water in his face…his parents were brave he is a fool..