Here is a
video of the incident that shows the German plane being pulled away from the Israeli one. Holy smokes!!
Two thoughts from someone who has pushed & towed countless aircraft.
Where were the wing walkers? I would have never pushed back without them if there was even a remote possibility of hitting something, especially another plane.
How fast was it going? I have been witness to a couple of minor smashups and they occurred at a relatively slow pace and the damage was far less. The only one that I ever saw that had that much damage was when one aircraft was taxiing. If there are planes or other objects that could be ran into, the push is usually at a snails pace.
