Open Oct 2 Benjamin Netanyahu · via The Algemeiner
“We know that he underwent Islamist radical indoctrination.”
The co-pilot underwent radical Islamist indoctrination.
Checkable: when investigation concludes
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Co-pilot stabs captain on Dubai flight to Tel Aviv; passengers subdue him
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Latest entry: October 4, 2026 — A FlyDubai co-pilot swung a crash ax at his captain, UAE prosecutor says
Chapter 1 · latest Co-pilot stabs captain on Dubai flight to Tel Aviv; passengers subdue him
Where each side stands each worldview's latest read, in its own words · citations link to the articles
Democratic Socialist · YouTube: HasanAbi as of Oct 4
“The Israeli Flight Hijacking Doesn't Make Sense”
"There's a lot of suspicious things in this story." Hasan Piker called the reported 14,000-foot recovery "impossible" and called the timing convenient for Netanyahu before the Oct. 27 Israeli election. He then read Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah's view that the attack plausibly happened and does not help Israel. [40]
Liberal Mainstream · MSNBC as of Oct 4
“Pilot who was attacked on plane: ‘I knew that I cannot let everybody else die’”
"It said the motive has not yet been determined." MSNBC kept the UAE's caution in the copy and quoted a senior Omani official calling the case "bizarre" and saying Oman had not confirmed the suspect's nationality. Both MSNBC pieces centered the captain's account rather than the attacker. [84][64]
How this read moved · 1 earlier read
Oct 1 · CNN
"A horrific mid-air catastrophe on a plane heading to Tel Aviv was averted in a stunning turn of events," CNN opened. It built the account from passenger interviews and flight-tracking data, then closed on what is unknown, noting that "questions remain around how the incident unfolded and what motivated the pilot." [109]
Center / Nonpartisan · PBS NewsHour as of Oct 3
“News Wrap: New York AG appointed as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case”
"the co-pilot had previously been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views," PBS reported, confirming the Journal's story and stressing that "the full circumstances surrounding the attack remain under investigation." It ran Machchhar's account of opening the cockpit door. [226]
How this read moved · 2 earlier reads
Oct 2 · PBS NewsHour
PBS kept the motive open, noting "President Trump claimed the attack could be linked to Iran, but did not provide evidence." Its guest, former DHS official Juliette Kayyem, warned that early narratives are often pushed for political reasons and focused on pilot screening. [273]
Oct 1 · PBS NewsHour
"what an Israeli official called a miracle" is how PBS described the scene when the jet landed, and it ran the passengers' own voices at length. Nick Schifrin added context the others skipped: the Dubai-Tel Aviv route exists because of the Abraham Accords. PBS attributed the "9/11-style attack" label to Israeli officials rather than adopting it. [251][275]
Establishment / Center-Right · YouTube: National Review as of Oct 4
“They Called It a Fight, But This Was A Terror Attack”
"But This Was A Terror Attack" is National Review's own headline, and its video turned the story into a media critique. The host faulted the Wall Street Journal's account because it "doesn't mention the word terror or terrorism." [195]
How this read moved · 2 earlier reads
Oct 3 · YouTube: National Review
"Hey everyone, why does the media have a blind spot when it comes to Islamic terrorism?" National Review's video opened, and it made the coverage the story, listing headlines that called the attack a "pilot brawl." The Washington Examiner ran the Oman ban as a straight report. [289][282]
Oct 1 · National Review
"Because of the quick thinking of heroic passengers and crew, a major disaster was averted." National Review's one piece on the day was a short tribute titled as a miracle. It credited both passengers and crew. [276]
Libertarian · The Free Press as of Oct 3
“Where Will the Iran War Go Next? Plus. . .”
The Free Press called the averted crash "the biggest story of the week," ran an exclusive interview with passenger Yaniv Hayoun, and quoted Douglas Murray calling the attack "a metaphor for three years of war." [323]
How this read moved · 2 earlier reads
Oct 2 · The Free Press
The Free Press wrote that passengers "thwarted an attempted hijacking by the co-pilot, a suspected terrorist," and ran an exclusive interview with one of the men who stormed the cockpit. [379]
Oct 1 · The Free Press
"Israel and the West remain at war with Islamic radicals, and that it is a war we are winning," Douglas Murray wrote, tying the flight to the third anniversary of October 7. Two other Free Press pieces carried an exclusive interview with Yaniv Hayoun, the passenger who stormed the cockpit, and a history of 1970s hijackings of Israeli planes. All three of the outlet's pieces treated the event as terrorism. [362][363][364]
MAGA / Populist Right · Breitbart News as of Oct 4
“Flydubai Captain: Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, Then Struck Him With Axe — Al-Qaeda Propaganda Calls for More Attacks”
"new evidence revealed the suspect’s apparent affinity for al-Qaeda" is Breitbart's lead, and it ran three pieces on the co-pilot's reported grounding by Oman Air over extremist views. The Daily Wire called the attack Israel's "9/11" in a headline and profiled the suspect through deleted posts about finding a niqab-wearing bride. Breitbart noted investigators have found no operational link to any group. [212][232][233][267][274]
How this read moved · 3 earlier reads
Oct 3 · Breitbart News
"The reports raise new questions about how a pilot who had already been deemed a security risk and removed from flying in Oman was subsequently able to enter the cockpit," Breitbart wrote, in one of two detailed pieces. The Daily Wire focused on the vetting failure, and OAN led with the captain's account and Modi's comparison to 9/11. [332][333][403][378]
Oct 2 · The Daily Wire
The Daily Wire described the co-pilot as "identified as a radical Muslim who refused to shake hands with women" and built the piece around the passenger who learned to level the plane from "Air Crash Investigation." [474]
Oct 1 · The Blaze
"the Times was seemingly downplaying the incident on social media," The Blaze wrote, turning the story into a media fight over a Times post that called it an "altercation." Breitbart, OAN and the Daily Wire led with heroes: Hayoun's chokehold and Machchhar's fight while wounded. On video, Brandon Tatum said he could "almost imagine that it was a Muslim terrorist that did this" before any motive was established. [426][372][422][446][479]
Religious Right · CBN News as of Oct 3
“'Islamist Indoctrination': Iran Suspected of Ties to FlyDubai Attack, Terror Threat at UK Air Base”
"Questions are growing about possible Iranian involvement," CBN wrote, pairing the flight with the RAF Fairford case and the carrier deployment. The Christian Post quoted an Israeli official calling it a potential "Israel's 9/11." [443][474]
How this read moved · 2 earlier reads
Oct 2 · CBN News
"There is already a word for how it ended: a midair miracle," CBN wrote, framing the landing as providence during Sukkot. It quoted the Israeli defense minister's "attempted jihadist terror attack" and linked it to recent Iranian threats against regional airports. [500]
Oct 1 · The Christian Post
"Israel is treating the incident as a suspected terror attack," the Christian Post wrote, carrying All Israel News copy that added an Israeli source's line about possible Iranian involvement. CBN ran a flat report built on a mother's phone call with her daughter aboard. [511][485]
Identity · The Algemeiner as of Oct 3
“Why Israeli Terror Victims Don’t Count”
"a commercial jet packed with Israelis once again became the target of an attempted mass-casualty terror attack," the Algemeiner wrote, linking the flight to the 1976 Entebbe hijacking. Like National Review, it devoted most of its space to outlets that called the attack a "fight between pilots." [566]
How this read moved · 5 earlier reads
Oct 3 · Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera led with the UAE prosecutor general's statement that the co-pilot used a crash axe and "attempted to carry out a terrorist act," and gave the Netanyahu claims as attributed remarks. Its second piece centered the Indian captain's account. [481][497]
Oct 2 · YouTube: Middle East Eye
Middle East Eye's host reported that "An Israelbound flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after its co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane," keeping the word "allegedly" that the Algemeiner faulted other outlets for. [666]
Oct 2 · The Algemeiner
The Algemeiner made the press the story, condemning "The minimized and sanitized reporting on the terrifying, bloody, near-fatal terror attack" in headlines that said pilots "clashed." Its news copy carried Netanyahu's indoctrination claim and Israeli officials' view that the attacker acted alone. The Forward ran JTA's account of Trump praising the Israeli plumber who took the controls. [625][630][635]
Oct 1 · The Forward
"For a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again," the Forward wrote, casting the flight as a reprieve from years in which Israelis have been treated as symbols in arguments about the war. Its JTA copy covered the commercial fallout: a transport minister's call to suspend Flydubai and a former ambassador's defense of the airline. [610][612][615]
Oct 1 · Al Jazeera
"the pilot stabbed his co-pilot in the cockpit," Al Jazeera's video summary said, reversing the order most outlets reported. Its second clip and Middle East Eye's both centered Trump retelling the story of an "Israeli plumber" who leveled the plane. Neither outlet used the word terror in its own voice. [529][532][646]
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The established record · 33 sourced facts
- Oct 4 Flydubai Flight FZ1073 flew from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 people aboard, mostly Israeli passengers. The incident occurred on Wednesday. (NBC News)
- Oct 4 UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said the co-pilot "began executing his plan during the flight, attacking the captain inside the flight deck using a crash axe and attempting to take control of the aircraft's flight controls." He characterized it as an attempted terrorist act. (NBC News)
- Oct 4 The captain is Smit Machchhar, an Indian national. NBC reports he was severely injured. (NBC News)
- Oct 4 The co-pilot is identified as Omani citizen Hamam al-Hammami. NBC cites Wall Street Journal reporting that Oman had previously barred him from flying over concerns about radical views. (NBC News)
- Oct 4 Crew and passengers entered the cockpit and subdued the co-pilot. (NBC News)
- Oct 4 Al Jazeera reports that two reserve pilots aboard took control and landed the aircraft at Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the transponder was set to code 7500, the unlawful-interference signal. (Al Jazeera)
- Oct 4 DISPUTED: the draft cites FlightRadar data for a drop of more than 14,000 feet in about 30 seconds, which no authoritative source confirmed. Al Jazeera says the aircraft fell more than 17,000 feet in about two minutes, from 34,000 feet to about 15,000 feet (Al Jazeera).
- Oct 4 NBC reports al-Hammami was transferred to Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Al Jazeera reports Abu Dhabi authorities are investigating whether the attack was a planned terrorist operation or involved outside connections. (NBC News, Al Jazeera)
- Oct 3 On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the captain and first officer fought in the cockpit. PBS reported that one pilot tried to stab the other and crash the aircraft (Source).
- Oct 3 The co-pilot is an Omani citizen. The captain, Smit Machchhar, is an Indian national who was stabbed. He survived and is recovering in Abu Dhabi, according to the Indian government (Source).
- Oct 3 A passenger and a crew member entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker, and other crew then landed the aircraft (Source).
- Oct 3 DISPUTED: PBS reported about 170 people aboard in one article (Source) and 182 in another (Source).
- Oct 3 DISPUTED: PBS reported the plane descended from 33,000 to 17,000 feet in about one minute (Source). A search summary of PBS/NPR coverage gave "more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds" (Source).
- Oct 3 Saudi Arabia sent the co-pilot and the captain back to the UAE. The UAE has jurisdiction because the aircraft is registered there, and Emirati officials are investigating possible terrorist links. A regional official confirmed the suspect is under arrest (Source).
- Oct 3 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the suspect apparently got through a loophole in Israeli aviation rules. Those rules normally bar pilots from countries without diplomatic relations with Israel, such as Oman, from flying to Israel (Source).
- Oct 3 Search-result summaries of PBS coverage say Oman had previously barred the co-pilot from flying over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views. I did not retrieve the underlying text to confirm it (Source).
- Oct 2 A flydubai Boeing 737 Max 8 flying from the UAE to Tel Aviv carried 182 people, mostly Israelis, according to PBS. The Omani co-pilot stabbed the Indian captain about 2.5 hours after takeoff. (Source)
- Oct 2 PBS reported the aircraft descended from 33,000 to 17,000 feet in roughly one minute. (Source)
- Oct 2 The captain, Indian national Smit Machchhar, was injured and opened the cockpit door. Passengers and crew members then grappled with the co-pilot and stabilized the descent. (Source)
- Oct 2 The plane landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. (Source)
- Oct 2 PBS reported the co-pilot is an Omani citizen and was arrested, and was reportedly handed to UAE authorities. (Source)
- Oct 2 Saudi authorities are investigating with Israeli, UAE and U.S. involvement. A regional official told PBS: "All possible scenarios, from terrorism to mental disorders, are being looked into. Nothing is ruled out for now." No motive has been established. (Source)
- Oct 2 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested the co-pilot had undergone "Islamist indoctrination" but gave no details, according to PBS. (Source)
- Oct 2 President Trump said Iran would be "hit, very hard" if it were linked to the attack, according to PBS. (Source)
- Oct 1 Flydubai Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 passengers aboard, was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a stabbing in the cockpit. (Source)
- Oct 1 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the stabbed pilot as Smit Machchhar, an Indian national. The alleged attacker is an Omani national. (Source)
- Oct 1 Passengers entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker. Flydubai said the aircraft was secured and landed by on-duty crew who were traveling on board. (Source)
- Oct 1 Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft dropped 14,125 feet in 29 seconds, as reported by NBC News. (Source)
- Oct 1 Flydubai said the reasons and motives for the event are unknown and subject to a formal investigation. (Source)
- Oct 1 The alleged attacker was being interrogated in Saudi Arabia and was expected to be moved to Dubai. (Source)
- Oct 1 At least one passenger was hospitalized with a chest injury described as mild. (Source)
- Oct 1 DISPUTED: NBC News reports the descent as 14,125 feet in 29 seconds (NBC). CNN's live coverage carries a different figure in the draft, which I could not verify. (CNN)
- Oct 1 DISPUTED: Outlets differ on the roles. NBC headlines the attacker as a pilot who stabbed his co-pilot. The Israeli and Indian governments, as reported in search summaries, identified the victim as Captain Machchhar and the attacker as the first officer. (NBC)
Day by day · the archive of this chapter (4 days)
Oct 1 Passengers storm the cockpit after one pilot stabs the other on an Israel-bound jet 8 worldviews
Flydubai Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a cockpit stabbing; passengers restrained the attacker, off-duty pilots landed the plane, and everyone aboard survived.
Center / Nonpartisan · PBS NewsHour · “Passengers describe stopping pilot's alleged attempt to crash Israel-bound flight”
"what an Israeli official called a miracle" is how PBS described the scene when the jet landed, and it ran the passengers' own voices at length. Nick Schifrin added context the others skipped: the Dubai-Tel Aviv route exists because of the Abraham Accords. PBS attributed the "9/11-style attack" label to Israeli officials rather than adopting it. [251][275]
Liberal Mainstream · CNN · “‘I was sure I was going to die’: Inside the Flydubai flight where passengers fought off a terrifying attack”
"A horrific mid-air catastrophe on a plane heading to Tel Aviv was averted in a stunning turn of events," CNN opened. It built the account from passenger interviews and flight-tracking data, then closed on what is unknown, noting that "questions remain around how the incident unfolded and what motivated the pilot." [109]
Establishment / Center-Right · National Review · “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case”
"Because of the quick thinking of heroic passengers and crew, a major disaster was averted." National Review's one piece on the day was a short tribute titled as a miracle. It credited both passengers and crew. [276]
Libertarian · The Free Press · “Douglas Murray: Israel Is Winning”
"Israel and the West remain at war with Islamic radicals, and that it is a war we are winning," Douglas Murray wrote, tying the flight to the third anniversary of October 7. Two other Free Press pieces carried an exclusive interview with Yaniv Hayoun, the passenger who stormed the cockpit, and a history of 1970s hijackings of Israeli planes. All three of the outlet's pieces treated the event as terrorism. [362][363][364]
MAGA / Populist Right · The Blaze · “New York Times gets ROASTED over bizarre framing of alleged terror attack on plane — and the Times responds”
"the Times was seemingly downplaying the incident on social media," The Blaze wrote, turning the story into a media fight over a Times post that called it an "altercation." Breitbart, OAN and the Daily Wire led with heroes: Hayoun's chokehold and Machchhar's fight while wounded. On video, Brandon Tatum said he could "almost imagine that it was a Muslim terrorist that did this" before any motive was established. [426][372][422][446][479]
Religious Right · The Christian Post · “‘Second 9/11 prevented’: Israel suspects pilot tried to hijack flight to Tel Aviv in attempted terror attack”
"Israel is treating the incident as a suspected terror attack," the Christian Post wrote, carrying All Israel News copy that added an Israeli source's line about possible Iranian involvement. CBN ran a flat report built on a mother's phone call with her daughter aboard. [511][485]
Identity · Al Jazeera · “Passengers tell of ‘nightmare’ onboard diverted Flydubai flight”
"the pilot stabbed his co-pilot in the cockpit," Al Jazeera's video summary said, reversing the order most outlets reported. Its second clip and Middle East Eye's both centered Trump retelling the story of an "Israeli plumber" who leveled the plane. Neither outlet used the word terror in its own voice. [529][532][646]
Identity · The Forward · “For a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again”
"For a few terrifying minutes, Israelis were heroes again," the Forward wrote, casting the flight as a reprieve from years in which Israelis have been treated as symbols in arguments about the war. Its JTA copy covered the commercial fallout: a transport minister's call to suspend Flydubai and a former ambassador's defense of the airline. [610][612][615]
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Oct 2 Co-pilot stabs captain on Dubai flight to Tel Aviv; passengers subdue him 6 worldviews
A flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain and the plane dove before passengers pulled him from the cockpit and reserve pilots landed in Saudi Arabia; the motive is under investigation.
Center / Nonpartisan · PBS NewsHour · “Investigators search for motive after alleged attack by FlyDubai co-pilot”
PBS kept the motive open, noting "President Trump claimed the attack could be linked to Iran, but did not provide evidence." Its guest, former DHS official Juliette Kayyem, warned that early narratives are often pushed for political reasons and focused on pilot screening. [273]
Religious Right · CBN News · “Israel Celebrates Return of Heroes from Flight 1073 Sukkot 'Miracle'; Terrorism Suspected”
"There is already a word for how it ended: a midair miracle," CBN wrote, framing the landing as providence during Sukkot. It quoted the Israeli defense minister's "attempted jihadist terror attack" and linked it to recent Iranian threats against regional airports. [500]
Identity · The Algemeiner · “The Media Completely Distorted the Airplane Terror Attack Because of Its Anti-Israel Bias”
The Algemeiner made the press the story, condemning "The minimized and sanitized reporting on the terrifying, bloody, near-fatal terror attack" in headlines that said pilots "clashed." Its news copy carried Netanyahu's indoctrination claim and Israeli officials' view that the attacker acted alone. The Forward ran JTA's account of Trump praising the Israeli plumber who took the controls. [625][630][635]
Identity · YouTube: Middle East Eye · “MEE LIVE | Man City guilty. Israel plane hijack. US leaves Iraq.”
Middle East Eye's host reported that "An Israelbound flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after its co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane," keeping the word "allegedly" that the Algemeiner faulted other outlets for. [666]
MAGA / Populist Right · The Daily Wire · “Israeli Plumber Who Helped Stop Flydubai Terrorist Credits TV Show For Preparing Him”
The Daily Wire described the co-pilot as "identified as a radical Muslim who refused to shake hands with women" and built the piece around the passenger who learned to level the plane from "Air Crash Investigation." [474]
Libertarian · The Free Press · “Falsely Accused of Being in the ‘Cornell 7.’ Plus. . .”
The Free Press wrote that passengers "thwarted an attempted hijacking by the co-pilot, a suspected terrorist," and ran an exclusive interview with one of the men who stormed the cockpit. [379]
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Oct 3 Oman had grounded the Flydubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain mid-flight 7 worldviews
The Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flight had been barred from flying in Oman over radical views, and he is now in Emirati custody.
Center / Nonpartisan · PBS NewsHour · “News Wrap: New York AG appointed as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case”
"the co-pilot had previously been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views," PBS reported, confirming the Journal's story and stressing that "the full circumstances surrounding the attack remain under investigation." It ran Machchhar's account of opening the cockpit door. [226]
Establishment / Center-Right · YouTube: National Review · “CNN and The New York Times Can't Bring Themselves To Be Honest About Islamic Terrorism”
"Hey everyone, why does the media have a blind spot when it comes to Islamic terrorism?" National Review's video opened, and it made the coverage the story, listing headlines that called the attack a "pilot brawl." The Washington Examiner ran the Oman ban as a straight report. [289][282]
Libertarian · The Free Press · “Where Will the Iran War Go Next? Plus. . .”
The Free Press called the averted crash "the biggest story of the week," ran an exclusive interview with passenger Yaniv Hayoun, and quoted Douglas Murray calling the attack "a metaphor for three years of war." [323]
MAGA / Populist Right · Breitbart News · “Flydubai Hijacker Was Barred by Oman, Flagged ‘Security Risk’ — Intended to Crash Jet in Israel”
"The reports raise new questions about how a pilot who had already been deemed a security risk and removed from flying in Oman was subsequently able to enter the cockpit," Breitbart wrote, in one of two detailed pieces. The Daily Wire focused on the vetting failure, and OAN led with the captain's account and Modi's comparison to 9/11. [332][333][403][378]
Religious Right · CBN News · “'Islamist Indoctrination': Iran Suspected of Ties to FlyDubai Attack, Terror Threat at UK Air Base”
"Questions are growing about possible Iranian involvement," CBN wrote, pairing the flight with the RAF Fairford case and the carrier deployment. The Christian Post quoted an Israeli official calling it a potential "Israel's 9/11." [443][474]
Identity · Al Jazeera · “Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist act’: UAE”
Al Jazeera led with the UAE prosecutor general's statement that the co-pilot used a crash axe and "attempted to carry out a terrorist act," and gave the Netanyahu claims as attributed remarks. Its second piece centered the Indian captain's account. [481][497]
Identity · The Algemeiner · “Why Israeli Terror Victims Don’t Count”
"a commercial jet packed with Israelis once again became the target of an attempted mass-casualty terror attack," the Algemeiner wrote, linking the flight to the 1976 Entebbe hijacking. Like National Review, it devoted most of its space to outlets that called the attack a "fight between pilots." [566]
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Oct 4 A FlyDubai co-pilot swung a crash ax at his captain, UAE prosecutor says 4 worldviews
The UAE attorney general called it an attempted terrorist act; the Tel Aviv-bound jet dropped more than 14,000 feet before passengers stopped the attacker.
Liberal Mainstream · MSNBC · “Pilot who was attacked on plane: ‘I knew that I cannot let everybody else die’”
"It said the motive has not yet been determined." MSNBC kept the UAE's caution in the copy and quoted a senior Omani official calling the case "bizarre" and saying Oman had not confirmed the suspect's nationality. Both MSNBC pieces centered the captain's account rather than the attacker. [84][64]
MAGA / Populist Right · Breitbart News · “Flydubai Captain: Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, Then Struck Him With Axe — Al-Qaeda Propaganda Calls for More Attacks”
"new evidence revealed the suspect’s apparent affinity for al-Qaeda" is Breitbart's lead, and it ran three pieces on the co-pilot's reported grounding by Oman Air over extremist views. The Daily Wire called the attack Israel's "9/11" in a headline and profiled the suspect through deleted posts about finding a niqab-wearing bride. Breitbart noted investigators have found no operational link to any group. [212][232][233][267][274]
Establishment / Center-Right · YouTube: National Review · “They Called It a Fight, But This Was A Terror Attack”
"But This Was A Terror Attack" is National Review's own headline, and its video turned the story into a media critique. The host faulted the Wall Street Journal's account because it "doesn't mention the word terror or terrorism." [195]
Democratic Socialist · YouTube: HasanAbi · “The Israeli Flight Hijacking Doesn't Make Sense”
"There's a lot of suspicious things in this story." Hasan Piker called the reported 14,000-foot recovery "impossible" and called the timing convenient for Netanyahu before the Oct. 27 Israeli election. He then read Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah's view that the attack plausibly happened and does not help Israel. [40]
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Open Oct 2 Benjamin Netanyahu · via The Algemeiner
“It looks very likely that he was going to down the plane”
The co-pilot intended to crash the aircraft.
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