The Attempted Hijacking of an Israel-Bound Flight

Todd examines reports that a co-pilot attacked the captain and tried to crash an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight carrying mostly Israeli passengers. He recounts how the wounded captain opened the cockpit, passengers and crew subdued the alleged attacker, and off-duty pilots regained control and landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Todd contrasts the severity of the incident with early media descriptions of a cockpit "altercation," connects the passengers' response to the lessons of Flight 93, and argues that Americans must take the continuing threat of jihadist terrorism and antisemitism seriously.