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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel

A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.

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David Milstein, a top official in the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, has been entrusted with much of the mission’s portfolio by Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight

A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge

“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

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Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.

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Passengers from FlyDubai Flight 1073 at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
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Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,” she told Israeli television.

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Security vehicles outside Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
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Israeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home

The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.

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Mahmoud Toubassi with his wife, Aedah, in the village of Jalud in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
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Heroine or Public Enemy? The Israeli Blocking Much of Netanyahu’s Agenda.

Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s first female attorney general, has stopped many of the government’s efforts to remove constraints on its power.

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Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s attorney general, at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. As the country heads into elections next month, she is bracing for what could be her biggest battle yet.
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Son of Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Critically Hurt in West Bank Attack, Officials Say

Neria Leiter, a reserve soldier, sustained life-threatening injuries after a Palestinian man drove into a military checkpoint in the West Bank, the Israeli military said.

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Israeli security forces at the scene of a car-ramming attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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