Could the Flydubai attack keep Netanyahu in power?

Big events have always had the power to shape elections: from John Howard and the Tampa affair, to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. 

And it doesn’t get much bigger than a foiled attempt to bring down a plane mid-flight.

One week on from the Flydubai incident, details are continuing to filter out about the co-pilot accused of stabbing his colleague in an effort to crash the Tel Aviv-bound plane. 

And as investigations continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been front and centre – with the country’s election just weeks away.

Today, Middle East correspondent for The Economist, Gregg Carlstrom on what we know about what happened on Flydubai flight 1073 and whether Netanyahu could use it to help him get re-elected.

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Guest: Middle East correspondent for The Economist, Gregg Carlstrom

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