The message that WM and many of us are conveying to the readers is that PJ is violating aviation rules and regulations. Whether it flies to Israel or Panama is not the issue. Whether there is a tendancy for normalising countries' relations is not the issue, either, much less whether Iran or Israel are competing to pose greater threats to the area. So I fail to understand the reason for this deviation from the core issues.
As for PJ serving the people of the UAE
PJ is serving the people of Abu Dhabi in one form or another
..I think we ought to focus on the manner in which such services are being rendered. Think of this as one of the core issues, not the politics and international relations.
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