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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?
They could send interceptors asking the pilot to land immediately. Civil planes must comply.
And if they don't comply? Is it possible for them to do anything other than shoot it down to physically enforce this?
And if they don't, owner of the air space is within legal right to shoot it down.
Obviously these limp dick eu regimes wouldn't ever do bibi like that because you know... This vermin got a genocide to do and eu can't interfere with a good genocide.
EU Regimes
I'm sorry, what the fuck dies that mean?
Is this some tankie shit I'm too sober to understand?
“Vermin” yikes
Shooting down civilian aircraft presenting no imminent danger is well within their right. Also yikes
And upvoted. Do better people.
I'll take a guess: A regime is a government. EU likely refers to the European Union, given the context.
The question is how you get the idea that european governments are regimes
Regime
reˈʒiːm
SUBST abwert.
eine diktatorische, undemokratische Regierung(sform), in der eine Person oder eine Gruppe von Personen (auch unter Einsatz von Gewalt und Unterdrückung) ihre Macht behauptet und durchsetztein totalitäres Regime
In english use, at least in my american experience, it is still a perjorative term but it is usually an accusation of authoritarianism levelled towards (usually democratic) governments and doesnt require it to be a dictatorship or totalitarian.
Most of the time it's used simply as a mark of disapproval. Calling it the currently elected government a regime is not uncommon usage.
Poliscie 101 has to be explained around here haha
Thank you for your service.
Yes. Check out their comments. Very edgy stuff.
Just because you don't understand basics, doesn't make it tankie shit dear.
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.
A man can dream
Force them to land. But I still doubt they ever would.
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.
I would give up all my disdain for the eu in an.instant if they would shoot down that plane