From Entebbe to Dubai: The Unbroken Line of Aerial Terror and Global Antisemitism

PELONI:  The rise of Jew Hatred around the world is having a retrograding effect upon the norms which the world has come to be accept as routine over the past decades.  So, as we are returning to the eras in which our enemies have risen to destroy us in every age, we will nonetheless demonstrate our resolve to frustrate their efforts to do so.  And even in doing so, it would seem that an element of providence has come to support us in our efforts, as the Fly Dubai Flight FZ1073 should have been a very serious victory for our enemies, and is instead, due to the coincident efforts of an Indian captain, a insightful passenger, and an extra set of pilots, a victory which we may very much claim as our own.  Miracles indeed!

Harry Liberman

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The terrifying mid-air assault aboard Fly Dubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026, serves as a chilling reminder that for Jewish travelers, the threat of annihilation remains an ever-present reality. 

An attempted hijacking and terror attack took place aboard Fly Dubai Flight FZ1073, a commercial passenger airliner flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying approximately 150 to 180 passengers, a majority of whom are Israeli citizens. The incident ended safely with an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in northeastern Saudi Arabia after the attacker was successfully subdued mid-air. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  When an Omani co-pilot stabbed the aircraft’s captain and sent the Boeing 737 MAX into a catastrophic 14,000-foot plunge, it was only the swift heroism of Israeli passengers and off-duty crew members rushing the cockpit that prevented a 9/11-style mass tragedy.

Decades after the iconic 1976 Entebbe hijacking, the modern theater of aviation remains a primary target for those driven by an ancient hatred of Jews !

This attempted mass murder cannot be viewed in isolation !

It is the direct downstream consequence of global political rhetoric, historical revisionism, and systemic institutional bias from Western democracies—including Europe, Canada, and Australia—alongside progressive Marxist movements whose ideological framework has frequently accommodated antisemitic tropes.

The Geopolitical Roots: From the Arab Legion to Modern Lies

The modern delegitimization of Jewish statehood began long before recent escalations. 

In 1948, British leadership commanded and financed the Arab Legion during Israel’s War of Independence, actively facilitating the ethnic cleansing of Jewish populations from Judea and Samaria—the historic biblical heartland of the Jewish people—and illegally renaming the territory “the West Bank.”

This betrayal is echoed in the immigration histories of Western nations. Canada’s historical record is stained by its restrictive pre-and-post-WWII immigration policies toward Jewish refugees, infamously summarized by a senior immigration official’s policy directive that “none is too many” when asked how many Jews would be allowed entry. During this era, signs reading “No Jews, No Dogs” were commonplace across Canadian and Western establishments, reflecting a deep-seated exclusion.

Europe’s Long Cycle of Persecution of the Jews  who were taken from Judea to Rome as slaves by the Europeans in the first century : 

Today’s modern day antisemitic /racist narrative is that the Jews are European Colonizers  of  Judea occupying itself !  The name  Syria  Palaestina  is   the European  colonial name for  Judea  as  the name Aelia  Capitolina  is the  European Colonial  [never mentioned] name [ in the Quran ] for Jerusalem 

Europe’s history of antisemitism forms an unbroken chain spanning two millennia:

The First Century:

Rome violently crushed Jewish sovereignty, ethnically cleansing Judea and taking thousands of Jews to Italy as slaves. The Roman Empire notoriously pillaged the Jewish Temple Mount, using the literal plunder of the Jewish Holy Temple to fund the construction of the Roman Colosseum.

The Middle Ages:

European history is defined by systemic pogroms, institutionalized “blood libels” (false accusations of ritual murder), and scapegoating Jews for the devastation of the Black Plague.

The Weaponization of Identity:

This historical trajectory culminated in the modern fabrication of a revisionist regional “Palestinian ”  narrative, designed explicitly to sever the indigenous connection of Jewish people to their ancestral land. Ironically, even ancient religious texts like the Quran refer to historical figures such as King David—the King of Israel—while documenting the Philistines/Palestinians  as historical adversaries of the prophets.

The invention of an Arabian Palaestinian  is antithetical to the prophets  in the Quran !

 “So they defeated them by Allah’s Will, and [King of Israel David ]killed [Philistine/Palestinian ]Goliath [J?l?t]. And Allah blessed [The King of Israel David ] Prophet Daud  with kingship and wisdom and taught him what He willed…” (Quran 2:251) [1]

 

The Crucifixion and the Ethno-Religious Reality

The foundational myth used to justify centuries of Western persecution is the persistent deicide charge—the lie that the “Jews killed Jesus.” Historical and scriptural reality contradicts this: Jesus lived and died as a practicing Judean who regularly gave sermons at Jewish institutions like the Synagogue of Capernaum. He was executed exclusively by Roman authority under the order of Pontius Pilate, alongside thousands of other Jews crucified by Rome. Crucially, the mock inscription placed above his body by Roman executioners read INRI (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews), explicitly codifying his identity.

Understanding this identity is key to modern legal and social definitions of bigotry. 

Judaism is an ethno-religion, meaning it comprises a distinct, inseparable ethnicity and ancestry alongside its faith system.

In contrast, ideologies and universalist religions like Islam, Christianity, Marxism, Capitalism, Fascism, and Nazism are belief frameworks or political systems. Under free speech principles, all ideologies are open to aggressive criticism. However, because Jewish identity is fundamentally an ethnicity, systemic hostility and criticism targeted at the collective Jewish identity constitutes explicit racism.

The Downstream Consequence of October 7th

The structural victimization of Jews relies heavily on revisionist history that aims to delegitimize a unique nation that stands entirely on its own historical merit. While universalist religions like Christianity and Islam fundamentally rely on the preexisting scriptures and theological foundation of Judaism to exist, modern revisionism seeks to erase this hierarchy.

The violent manifestation of this erasure was seen during the October 7 terrorist attacks, and it continues to fuel modern aviation threats. The founding Charter of Hamas—an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood—explicitly mandates the total elimination of Jews, drawing directly from selective classical theological texts to justify violence. The modern normalization of Hamas’s rhetoric by global progressive factions directly incites individuals to commit atrocities like the Fly dubai cockpit attack.

Until the world confronts the systemic revisionism taught in its universities and media institutions, flights carrying Jewish passengers will continue to fly in the shadow of existential danger . 

The geopolitical and theological battles that surround Jewish sovereignty span thousands of years, linking ancient scriptural text directly to modern conflicts over territory and historical memory.

The Demographic Continuity of Judea and Samaria

The geographical heartland traditionally known as Judea and Samaria possesses an unbroken history of Jewish presence dating back to the biblical eras of Genesis, the Torah, and the kingdoms of David and Solomon. Throughout millennia of successive imperial occupations—Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, and British—this land maintained its distinct ethno-religious identity.

The British enabled Ethnic  Cleansing  of  Judea  and  Samaria : 

Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the British withdrawal in 1948, the British-officered [led by Col. John Glubb Pasha ]Arab Legion marched into the newly declared State of Israel. During this offensive, Jewish inhabitants were ethnically cleansed from  Judea  and  Samaria ,  historical hubs like Hebron and the Old City of Jerusalem. To solidify this territorial conquest, Jordan and its British military architects illegally annexed the territory and officially renamed it the “West Bank” to structurally erase its ancient, indigenous Jewish nomenclature and severed it from the global map until 1967.

Scriptural Foundation vs. Theological Appropriation

The legitimacy of the Jewish connection to this geography is documented even within the foundational texts of the religions that grew out of Judaism. The Torah and the Prophets outline a continuous lineage of Jewish monarchs and holy sites centered exclusively in Judea and Samaria.

While the Quran extensively incorporates and appropriates these accounts—revisiting the narratives of Abraham, Moses, and King David—modern political movements have attempted to decouple these scriptural figures from their explicit Hebrew ancestry. This historical inversion is highly visible in the founding documents of the Muslim Brotherhood and its direct offshoots, such as Hamas. Their ideological charters repurpose selective religious literature not for spiritual synthesis, but to mandate the total elimination of Jewish presence from the Levant, directly contradicting the very biblical history their texts absorb.

Deconstructing the “Nakba”: The Admission of Arab Failure

The narrative surrounding the creation of Israel has undergone significant political revisionism over the last century. Today, the term Nakba (“Catastrophe”) is universally leveraged by anti-Israel movements to signal passive Palestinian victimization. However, the term was originally coined and defined in August 1948 by Syrian historian and intellectual Constantin Zurayk in his seminal book, Ma’na al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Catastrophe).

Zurayk’s text was not a critique of Jewish defensive measures, but rather a scathing indictment of the collective incompetence and failure of seven coordinated Arab states that declared war on Israel with the explicit goal of dismantling the Jewish state at birth, only to be soundly defeated. Zurayk famously noted that “seven Arab states declare war on Zionism in Palestine, stop impotent before it, and then turn on their heels”. The true “disaster” lamented in 1948 was the catastrophic military failure of pan-Arab armies to successfully execute their expansionist aims.

 

The 1950 Jordanian Annexation Decrees

Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan held military control over the biblical territories of Judea and Samaria. On April 24, 1950, the Jordanian Parliament (consisting of the House of Deputies and House of Notables) passed a joint resolution formally annexing the territory and officially codifying the newly invented geographic term, the “West Bank,” to replace its historic names. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Key aspects of the 1950 Jordanian annexation include the unification mandate under King Abdullah, the altering of the region’s demographic and historical identity, and widespread international rejection, with only a few nations recognizing the move. The full resolution text can be reviewed in the referenced document. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

 

Original Context of Zurayk’s 1948 Essays (Ma’na al-Nakba)

The term Nakba was popularized in August 1948 by Syrian professor Constantin Zurayk in his work Ma’na al-Nakba. Rather than blaming external forces, Zurayk offered a sharp critique of Arab state military failure and misleading propaganda regarding the conflict. Readers can find the complete original excerpts and context in the referenced documents. [1, 2, 3, 4]

 

The Geopolitical Rebirth of Uganda: Smashing the Red-Green Alliance

The paradigm of international aviation terror reached its historical peak in 1976, when German revolutionary cells and Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Air France flight packed with Jewish passengers, routing it to Entebbe Airport under the open protection of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. This collision of European Marxist radicals and Middle Eastern religious extremists served as an early archetype for the modern “Red-Green Alliance”—the ideological fusion of Western leftist progressives and Islamist factions united by a shared hostility toward Jewish self-determination and  the destruction  of the United  States of  America .

UGANDA   [THE HOME  OF  MARXIST ISLAMIST  NEW YORK MAYOR MAMDANI ] MAKES  A  FORMAL  APOLOGY  TO ISRAEL
Era / Factor 1976 Entebbe Crisis Modern Alignment & Reversal
Ugandan Leadership Idi Amin (Military Dictator supported by Libya and Soviet state socialism) Yoweri Museveni (Pro-Western, market-driven diplomacy)
Ideological Nexus Marxist-Islamist axis (German Revolutionary Cells & PFLP) Repudiation of state socialism and the Red-Green alliance
State Stance on Israel Active state-sponsored hostage-taking targeting Jews Full state apology, bilateral intelligence sharing, and trade agreements
Entebbe Memorial Operational base for Palestinian terror cells Official monument erected to Yonatan Netanyahuat the old terminal

 

Uganda’s modern trajectory offers definitive proof that the ideological poison of the Red-Green alliance can be systematically dismantled. Following the collapse of Amin’s regime and Uganda’s subsequent pivot away from failed African socialist models, the nation underwent a complete diplomatic and cultural realignment.

Uganda issued a formal state apology for its role in the 1976 hijacking, severed its ties to global radical networks, and established flourishing diplomatic, agricultural, and security ties with Jerusalem. Most symbolically, the Ugandan government collaborated to erect a permanent memorial monument at the Old Entebbe Terminal dedicated to Yonatan Netanyahu, the elite Sayeret Matkal commander who lost his life rescuing the hostages.

This monument stands as a permanent testament that nations can break free from the grip of state-sponsored antisemitism, charting a course toward moral clarity and historical truth.

The Unveiling Event:

On Saturday, August 1, 2026, the Ugandan military officially unveiled a bronze statue of Lt. Col. Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu at the historic Old Entebbe International Airport Terminal. [1, 2]

The official source documentation and a summary of the address delivered by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, during the unveiling of the Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu memorial monument at the Old Entebbe Terminal are detailed below.


 

Official Source Links

The official military records and primary journalistic coverages detailing the dedication ceremony on August 1, 2026, include:

Official Military Statement: The comprehensive summary published directly by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) outlining the strategic and diplomatic context. [1]

Global Press Coverage: Initial documentation and excerpts provided by The BBC and The Associated Press detailing the statue’s commission. [1, 2]

Core Themes and Key Transcript Excerpts

During the dedication at the exact site where Netanyahu fell, Gen. Kainerugaba highlighted three foundational pillars regarding modern Uganda’s geopolitical and moral shift: [1, 2]

On Courage and Sacrifice: Gen. Kainerugaba described the 1976 rescue mission as “one of the most significant episodes in modern history.” He formally recognized Yoni Netanyahu’s leadership and ultimate sacrifice as enduring “symbols of courage, duty, and selfless service.” [1, 2]

Repudiation of Idi Amin’s Regime: The General explicitly distanced contemporary Uganda from its past, contrasting the current constitutional democracy with the “brutal dictatorship” of Idi Amin’s era. He emphasized that Uganda stands on the side of international cooperation and peace. [1, 2, 3]

Honouring All Victims: The speech explicitly remembered the four civilian hostages who lost their lives during the crisis—Jean-Jacques Maimoni, Pasco Cohen, Ida Borochovitch, and Dora Bloch—as well as the fallen Ugandan soldiers from that era, framing the monument as a space for shared remembrance and historical truth. [1]

The Uganda-Israel Alliance: He characterized the evolution of the bilateral relationship from the hostility of 1976 to modern strategic partnership as a “remarkable journey” of renewed security and diplomatic ties. [1, 2]

 

Military Schematics of Operation Thunderbolt (Entebbe, 1976)

Operation Thunderbolt was executed by the Israel Defense Forces on July 4, 1976, rescuing over 100 hostages held at Entebbe, Uganda. [1]

The Infiltration: Four C-130 Hercules transport aircraft flew over 2,500 miles at low altitudes to bypass radar [].

The Decoy: A convoy utilizing a replica of Idi Amin’s black Mercedes allowed the assault team to approach the terminal undetected.

The Clearance: Led by Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, commandos neutralized the hijackers within minutes.The Extraction: Secondary units disabled Ugandan fighter jets on the tarmac to secure the return flight.

 

1976 classic film Raid on Entebbe starring Charles Bronson. [1

In a world grappling with these intense geopolitical anxieties, the 2024 indie comedy-drama Fear of Flying offers an ironic parallel, focusing on a man whose paralyzing phobia is entirely confined to the mechanics of aviation.

The debate surrounding Islamophobia often hinges on whether the term describes a form of racialized prejudice or a rational response to geopolitics.Because Islam is a universalist religious ideology rather than an immutable race, criticizing it cannot be defined as racism. From this perspective—which points to thousands of global terror incidents carried out in the name of religious extremist ideologies—the fear is framed not as an irrational phobia, but as a reaction to tangible events.

Ultimately, the world finds itself in a fascinatingly absurd paradox. 

We live in an era where checking your hand luggage for bottled water is a global security mandate, yet suggesting that ideas have real-world consequences is considered a severe lapse in polite etiquette.

Perhaps the real lesson of the 2024 indie film Fear of Flying is that Mark’s crippling panic was entirely misplaced. He wasted his life tracking aerodynamic drag and turbulence, when he should have been worrying about who was sitting next to the cockpit door. In the grand theater of modern global affairs, the ultimate tragedy is that we are all trapped on a 15,000-foot plunge, arguing over whether the pilot’s motivation is technically classified as an ideology or a race, all while the off-duty passengers are left to clean up the mess.

 

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