TEL AVIV: The organizers of the UAE's IDEX defense show are lobbying Israel to trying to reverse its decision not to let the Israeli delegation take part in the event. The decision was made by a special government committee after Ben Gurion International Airport was ordered closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee, formed to approve special requests to fly to and from Israel, refused to approve the three flights scheduled to take some 270 Israelis from the defense industries and the Defense Ministry to the UAE, starting last weekend.

IDEX: Defense Firms Oppose Israeli Decision To Stop UAE Flights TEL AVIV: The organizers of the UAE's IDEX defense show are lobbying Israel to trying to reverse its decision not to let the Israeli delegation take part in the event. The decision was made by a special government committee after Ben Gurion International Airport was ordered closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee, formed to approve special requests to fly to and from Israel, refused to approve the three flights  scheduled to take some 270 Israelis from the defense industries and the Defense Ministry  to the UAE, starting last weekend. Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe