Trump Recounts Unverified Story of Israeli Plumber Saving Airliner

How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew, Arabic) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

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By Daniel Edelson, New York

What happened

President Donald Trump told reporters he heard an unverified story from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an Israeli plumber saving a Fly Dubai flight from a co-pilot's attack by taking the controls.

01Trump shared an unverified story about an Israeli plumber saving a plane.
02He claimed the plumber intervened after a co-pilot attacked the pilot.
03Trump said he heard the story from Prime Minister Netanyahu.
04The plumber reportedly learned to fly from watching TV.
05Trump admitted he did not know if the story was true.

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