Despite ongoing investigations into its cause, the tragic downing of Egyptair flight MS804 remains a mystery today.
But in the Arab world’s conspiracy theory rumour mill, many people think they’ve figured out what happened to the doomed flight. The answer is one you’ve probably heard before: Israel did it.
The idea is based on a coincidence: at the time the plane disappeared, and in the area around Crete where it lost signal, the Israeli military were conducting exercises. Advocates of the theory believe that the plane may have been shot out of the sky during those exercises – either by mistake or intentionally.
٥- لو تأكد إسقاط #إسرائيل طائرة #مصر_للطيران بمناورات فلابد من السؤال عن امكانية تواطؤ بين #السيسي و #أولاند و #نتنياهو وكون الجرم تم عمدا.
— Dr Mahmoud Refaat (@DrMahmoudRefaat) 22 May 2016
If it's confirmed that Israel downed the #EgyptAir flight during its military exercises, we must ask about the possibility of collaboration between Sisi, Hollande, and Netanyahu, and the fact that the crime was deliberate.
Granted, Israeli forces were part of an international group of European, American and North African troops. And the exercises were conducted by naval forces. But neither of those ideas have dampened conspiracy theorists in their attempts to call foul play.
@ajlnews اوكى يعني لو بنسافر لأوروبا لازم نقرأ اخبار المناورات الاسرائيلية ومواعيدها
— Rori (@Rori_Moh) 22 May 2016
Okay so like if we're travelling to Europe we read the news for the schedule of Israeli Maneuvers?
الرئيس ينادي بالسلام بين إسرائيل وفلسطين
— هبه محفوظ (@loly22rose) 19 May 2016
و يحضر جون كيري مصر صدفه
و تختفي طائره مصريه صدفه
أما الصدفه الأكبر أن مصر هتصمد
#مصر_للطيران
The president calls for peace between Israel and Palestine
And John Kerry comes to Egypt coincidentally
And the Egyptian plane disappears coincidentally
But the biggest coincidence is that Egypt will will handle it
صحيفة مصرية فجّرّتها!!.. "مفاجأة.. الطائرة المصرية كانت بمجال مناورات جوية إسرائيلية".. https://t.co/Snkjyft7Mf
— ياسر الزعاترة (@YZaatreh) 22 May 2016
An Egyptian newspaper said it, The Egyptian plane was in an Israeli military training zone.
Several news outlets – including Al Jazeera Arabic – reported on the coincidence of the military exercise and the crash. The Israeli government has yet to comment on the accusations.
Other theories on the cause of the plane’s demise include a terror attack, catastrophic technical failure, or it being hit by a meteor.
