Flydubai Hijacking Attempt Recalls Historical Miracles and Divine Protection
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Stewart Weiss describes the thwarted Flydubai flight 1073 hijacking as a "miracle at 30,000 feet," drawing parallels to biblical accounts of divine intervention. He criticizes Israeli security failures and international media's coverage of the event. Weiss highlights heroic passenger actions and lists past Israeli "revealed miracles" as evidence of divine protection. The author concludes that these events demonstrate God's ongoing watchfulness over the Jewish people.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Flydubai flight 1073 hijacking averted, hailed as a "miracle at 30,000 feet."
- Author criticizes Israeli security's failure to identify Omani pilot as a threat.
- International media accused of downplaying anti-Israel and antisemitic nature of the attack.
- Incident compared to historical Israeli "revealed miracles" like Entebbe and Ethiopian airlift.
- Heroic actions by Captain Smit Machchhar and passengers Yaniv Hayoun noted.
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