Which US and Israeli officials traveled on El Al flight 971 to the UAE?
UPDATED: Here is the list of diplomats. Kosher food was served.
![U.S. and Israeli teams boarding El Al 971 on Monday morning in Tel Aviv, headed to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (photo credit: U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem)](https://res.cloudinary.com/hb0stl6qx/image/upload/w_900,c_scale,q_auto,f_auto,dpr_auto/v1611166184/AIN/ELAL-boardingparty2.png)
U.S. and Israeli teams boarding El Al 971 on Monday morning in Tel Aviv, headed to Abu Dhabi, UAE. (photo credit: U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem)
JERUSALEM, Aug. 31, 2020 -- Who exactly was on the first-ever Israeli commercial flight to the United Arab Emirates?
Israel Hayom reported that the plane will be a Boeing 737-900, and that Kosher food would be served on board.
Culling through a range of photos and sources, and most helpfully a story in The Times of Israel on Monday, here is the list of the U.S. and Israeli government officials.
Americans
- President Trump's senior advisor Jared Kushner
- National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien
- Special Assistant to the President Avi Berkowitz
- Special Representative for Iran Policy Brian Hook
- National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat
- Prime Minister's Office Director General Ronen Peretz
- Foreign Ministry Director General Alon Ushpiz
- Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman
- Health Ministry Director General Prof. Chezy Levy
- Science and Technology Ministry Director General Shai-Li Spiegelman
- Economy and Industry Ministry Director General David Laffler
- Population and Immigration Authority Director General Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef
- Regional Cooperation Ministry Director General Yosef Drazhnin
- National Cyber Directorate head Yigal Unna
- Chief Scientist and Innovation Authority head Dr. Amiram Applebaum
- Civil Aviation Authority Director Yoel Feldasho
- Bank of Israel Supervisor of Banks Yair Avidan
- Finance Ministry Chief Economist Shira Greenberg
- Tourism Ministry Deputy Director General Pini Shani
- Culture and Sports Ministry Culture Authority head Galit Wahabe Shasho.
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