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"NAZA": Israeli military issues statement on film
The award-winning documentary "NAZA" continues to spark controversy in Israel. The Israeli military has now published a multi-page statement calling the film's portrayal "distorted."
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Netanyahu warns of 'very heavy price' if any country found to be behind FlyDubai incident
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned that any country or organisation found to be responsible for the violent clash on board an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight would "pay a very heavy price". While Netanyahu has alleged the co-pilot who stabbed his captain mid-flight had undergone "Islamist radicalisation", the motive behind the incident remains unclear.
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"I was not going to let the others die": the captain of the flight from Dubai to Israel reports the attack of his co-pilot
He had a conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about how he opened the cabin to receive help from passengers and crew.
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FlyDubai pilot describes opening cockpit door during attack
The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel describes the attack.
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How can Jordan respond to Israel’s escalation across the West Bank?
Settlement expansion, displacement and growing Israeli control would have direct consequences for Jordan.
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Israeli court ruling a ‘new threshold’ in Palestinian suppression
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The Indian pilot stabbed on Flydubai's flight to Tel Aviv: "I couldn't let others die"
Commander Smit Machchhar, qualified as a "hero" in India and Israel, speaks by video with his Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, from a hospital bed in Abu Dabi
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Egypt warned Israel of 'major' Hamas attack: 'No world where Netanyahu's not aware' (Vivian Salama)
François Picard is pleased to welcome Vivian Salama from Washington. An attorney and staff writer at The Atlantic, Salama has reported from more than 85 countries. Her latest investigation takes us back to September 26, 2023. As Israel's national security establishment gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War and one of the country's greatest intelligence failures, Abbas Kamel, then Egypt's intelligence chief, made an exceptionally rare and discreet visit to Israel with a stark warning about the dangerous situation unfolding in Gaza.
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The landing of the aircraft in Saudi Arabia shows the limits of its cooperation with Israel
Without diplomatic relations between the two countries, Riyadh served the passengers, but denied Israel the dispatch of military aircraft to collect its citizens
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U.S. and Israel point to Iran for Flydubai flight incident, though without evidence
The United States and Israel suggested a possible involvement of Iran in the Flydubai flight incident, which, on 30 September, was forced to land in Saudi Arabia as it went to Tel Aviv. Although Israel has not submitted evidence to confirm the Iranian involvement in an alleged plot to crash the plane, the US President anticipated reprisals and stated that "based on what I hear, Tehran may have been behind the failed attack."
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Women in the West Bank suffer from spotary abortions due to Israeli blockades and attacks
To be late for an Israeli checkpoint or to be traumatized by a settler attack is affecting some pregnant women in the occupied West Bank, to the point of spontaneous abortions. As our correspondent, Janira Gómez Muñoz, notes, there are women who agree to share their case, but most of them remain silent for the sequelae, for modesty or the refusal of their partners. It also notes that the Palestinian Authority avoids focusing on this violence in order to "not add further pressure to Israel."
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Most Americans say US-Israel war on Iran not worth fighting: Poll
Nearly 70 percent of Americans say the US-Israeli war is not worth fighting, marking a significant spike since July.
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Protesters halt game as calls grow on Ireland to boycott second Israel game
Republic of Ireland's game halted by tennis balls thrown and invader with Palestine flags amid Israel boycott demand.
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Who is Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai pilot stabbed on a flight to Tel Aviv?
The Indian captain, after being attacked by his partner, managed to escape, open the cabin door and give access to the passengers who blocked the attacker
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Causes and silence in the Gulf countries following the "incident" on the Flydubai flight to Israel
The United Arab Emirates Public Prosecutor's Office will investigate whether the assault of one of the pilots had a "terrorist background" and requests not to disseminate "unverified information"
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Israel’s Supreme Court advises Arab party leader to drop election bid
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Flydubai attack gives Netanyahu new security message ahead of Israel vote
Motive behind Flydubai incident still unclear, but Israeli PM is framing it within his warnings of threats to Israelis.
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Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'
Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
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UAE to investigate the "terrorist intention" of the Flydubai attack; Netanyahu talks about Iran
The U.S. Attorney General announced the opening of an investigation into the September 30 incident involving a Flydubai plane to Tel Aviv. The great unknowns of the case are what motive the attacking co-pilot had and what their background are and one of the main objectives of the investigations is to clarify whether it was an attempt at terrorist attack. Expand our correspondent in Jerusalem for Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Janira Gómez Muñoz.
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Who is Smit Machchhar, the stabbing Indian pilot who, according to Israel, thwarted an attack on a Flydubai flight?
Smit Machchhar, Indian captain of the Emirati flydubai airline, became the protagonist of an air safety incident after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him during a flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv, in which 174 people were travelling. Gravely injured, Machchhar would have managed to open the cabin door to allow the intervention of passengers and crew, which reduced the alleged aggressor while two other pilots on board assumed control of the aircraft. Benjamin Netanyahu's government calls him the "hero" who avoided a tragedy. E