Yes, Retain the U.S. Alliance with the Saudis—but Don’t Let Them Off Easy
More Realpolitik please.
November 26, 2018
An In-Flight Haredi Riot That Never Happened, and Israel’s Social Divisions
The flight 002 election.
On Thursday, November 15, El Al Flight 002 from New York to Tel Aviv was scheduled to depart at 6:30 pm but was delayed by over five hours due to the snow. Over the next two days, Israeli media inundated their audiences with stories about the ultra-Orthodox passengers who demanded to be let off the plane when it became clear that it would not be able to arrive in Israel before Shabbat and who, when their request was denied, proceeded to riot. The airline then capitulated to their demands by having the plane make an unscheduled stop in Athens to let off observant passengers. This version of the events, however, turned out to bear only a vague resemblance to the truth, and not only because it omitted the airline’s own unprofessional conduct. Liel Leibovitz writes:
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Login or SubscribeNovember 26, 2018
An In-Flight Haredi Riot That Never Happened, and Israel’s Social Divisions
The flight 002 election.
In Boycotting the West Bank, Airbnb Boycotts Jews
In no other region in the world would Americans openly accept this kind of prejudice.
How Israel Might Be the Only Place Where an Organic Judaism Can Be Revived
American Judaism is losing both commitment and moderation.
A Rare First Temple-Era Weight Discovered Near the Temple Mount
The half shekel.