Five Israelis Dead in Namibia Plane Crash
Pastor Dale Morgan
Five Israelis Dead in Namibia Plane Crash*
by Ezra HaLevi
(IsraelNN.com) Five Israeli Jews died in a plane crash in Windhoek,
Namibia over the weekend.
The small Cessna-210 plane the Israeli diamond-dealers were riding in
crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot, a local resident, also died in
the accident.
Israel maintains ties with Namibia, but no consulate, and the Israeli
Ambassador to South Africa, Ilan Baruch, traveled to the crash-site to
confirm the identities of the Israelis, whose passports were found among
the wreckage.
The plane apparently tried to make an emergency landing in a nearby
suburb, but crashed into a house. Israel is sending a police forensics
team to examine the site.
According to the Israeli Diamond Manufacturers Association, half of
Namibia’s diamond factories are owned by Israeli businessmen.