Transcript [00:00] Hello and welcome to another episode of [00:02] the Kufi Weekly. And as I record this, [00:04] there's been a developing story and that [00:06] is of a potentially attempted hijacking [00:10] of a Fly Dubai flight flying from Dubai [00:13] to Tel Aviv with most of the passengers [00:15] being Israelis. [00:24] Now, according to reports, the co-pilot [00:27] stabbed the pilot and tried to seize [00:29] control of the plane. Thankfully, the [00:32] pilot apparently was able to open the [00:34] cockpit door while stabbed and [00:37] passengers were able to intervene and [00:40] take control of the plane. From the [00:42] early reports, it was pretty scary with [00:44] the plane almost falling into freefall. [00:47] some offduty pilots who were traveling [00:49] on that flight were able to retake [00:52] control. Now the plane was diverted to [00:54] Saudi Arabia where the co-pilot was [00:57] arrested and interrogated but like I [00:59] said it is a developing story but it [01:01] does have all the hallmarks of a [01:04] terrorist attack. Now you know we are a [01:08] few weeks away from remembering the [01:10] September 11th attacks plane hijackings [01:13] again. So to see this happening is [01:15] pretty jarring. And I think it's [01:17] important to remember that we are far [01:20] removed from the 60s and 70s when plane [01:22] hijackings were very common, way too [01:25] common. New security measures have come [01:27] in post 911. A number of security [01:29] measures came in to enhance plane [01:31] security and safety. But what do you do [01:34] when it's the co-pilot? [01:36] And that asks a broader question. [01:40] I want to talk about very briefly a [01:42] report from the United Kingdom about the [01:44] National Health Service [01:46] talked about how Jews feel unsafe in the [01:49] NHS. Jews feel that they are being [01:52] discriminated against in the NHS and [01:55] hide their identity. Now, in some of [01:57] those situations, you have people who [01:59] are Jewish dealing with a medical [02:01] professional who has their life [02:03] literally in their hand. Can we not [02:05] trust medical professionals anymore [02:08] because someone is Jewish or Israeli? [02:11] >> Let's say an Israeli, [02:14] >> god forbid, [02:15] >> trick them. I won't treat them. I'll [02:16] kill them. [02:17] >> You'll kill them. So if an Israeli is in [02:19] in Australia and God forbid something [02:22] happened to him and he comes to your [02:23] hospital, [02:24] >> to God, [02:25] >> would you kill him? [02:26] >> You okay? You have no idea how many [02:28] Israeli dog came to this hospital and I [02:32] sent it to Johannam. for real [02:35] >> cuz in this instance you have a [02:37] co-pilot, [02:39] somebody who has a responsibility to [02:41] ensure that the passengers reach their [02:43] destination safely. He stabbed the pilot [02:46] and tried to take control. [02:49] Like this is a dangerous route we're [02:52] going down. There is a unspoken rule, a [02:56] unwritten contract [02:58] in these situations. A pilot is meant to [03:01] ensure that his charges get to their [03:03] destination safely. Medical [03:05] professionals are meant to care for [03:06] their patients regardless of their [03:09] background or religion or regardless of [03:11] that medical professional's own medical [03:13] view in so many professions teaching. We [03:16] already have seen it on college campuses [03:19] with professors discriminating against [03:21] Jewish students, against Zionist [03:23] students. But now we're talking actual [03:26] life and death situations. This is a [03:28] dangerous [03:30] dangerous precedent and a dangerous road [03:32] we're going down. And this is what [03:34] happens when bigotry is internalized and [03:37] normalized and people make excuses and [03:41] justifications for it. [03:44] This is something that we must be aware [03:45] of and this is why it is so key that we [03:48] speak up against bigotry. When we speak [03:50] up against the lies and we correct those [03:53] who spraw propaganda and hatred, we have [03:56] a responsibility because this event [04:00] today, this plane hijacking just shows [04:03] the dangers [04:06] of that hatred [04:08] because this could have gone very [04:09] different. We could I could be recording [04:12] this mourning the death of 130 innocent [04:15] passengers. [04:17] But thankfully because people acted [04:20] we're not. But we are seeing this in [04:23] various professions and now in life or [04:25] death professions where people's bigotry [04:28] and their anti-semitism is dictating how [04:31] they behave. And that is a scary place [04:33] to be in 2026. But we all have the power [04:36] to make a difference, to make a change, [04:39] and ensure that those people who hold [04:41] these views know that there is no room [04:44] for that hatred or bigotry in any facet [04:46] of our society. This is Christ for the [04:49] Kufi Weekly. For Zion's sake, do not [04:51] remain silent. [04:55] Thanks for checking out this episode. Be [04:56] sure to like and subscribe so you get a [04:58] notification every time a new episode [05:00] hits. And if you want to check out some [05:02] of our previous episodes, and we've got [05:03] some really good ones, click on one of [05:05] the thumbnails and that will take you [05:06] right there. 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This week on CUFI Weekly, we examine a frightening question: what happens when the people and institutions we are supposed to trust no longer feel safe?
An Israel-bound Flydubai flight narrowly avoided catastrophe after a pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft—an incident Israeli authorities are investigating as a possible terror attack with chilling echoes of 9/11.
Meanwhile, in Britain, a report on its National Health Service documented the discrimination experienced by Jewish staff and patients.
From the cockpit to the hospital, trust matters. When antisemitism and hatred penetrate professions entrusted with human life, the consequences extend far beyond hateful words—they undermine the basic confidence that people should be able to place in those responsible for their safety.
