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An Arkia Airlines plane at Ben Gurion Airport, file (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
November 17, 2018, 2:50 pm
Arkia jet makes emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport
Plane carrying 29 passengers lands safely after brake system malfunction is discovered shortly after takeoff to Eilat
By TOI staff
A view of Ben Gurion International Airport near Lod on May 8, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 9, 2018, 1:38 am
Syrian passenger plane’s approach to Israeli airspace said to cause scramble
Planes briefly grounded at Ben Gurion Airport after aircraft’s reported course deviation; TV report says air force jets launched over false alarm
By TOI staff
Illustrative: An easyJet airliner on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 3, 2013. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
November 7, 2018, 1:46 pm
Alert air traffic controller averts collision at Ben Gurion Airport
EasyJet flight to Nice begins takeoff before receiving all-clear — right into the path of a corporate jet on approach to land
By TOI staff
Susan Abulhawa (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia)
November 2, 2018, 9:15 pm
Palestinian-American woman detained at airport, to be deported
Immigration authorities say decision to deny Susan Abulhawa entry due to past incident at border crossing and not connected to BDS
By AFP
Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old American graduate student, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 17, 2018, prior to winning an appeal against deportation for alleged BDS activities. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 19, 2018, 4:43 am
Entering Israel after 15-day ordeal, barred US student expresses relief
Lara Alqasem thanks lawyers, family and friends for supporting her through weeks of detention and court cases to be allowed to study in Jerusalem
By TOI staff and Alexander Fulbright
Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old American graduate student, arrives to the courtroom at the Tel Aviv District court on October 11, 2018. The American graduate student has been held at Israel's international airport since last week, barred from entering because of allegations that she promotes a boycott against the Jewish state. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 10, 2018, 8:20 pm
PA says airport detainment of US student is ‘political terrorism’
Ramallah also slams US for falling to back Lara Alqasem, saying it shows extent of Washington’s bias toward Israel
By Adam Rasgon
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan attends a committee meeting in the Knesset, on July 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 5, 2018, 10:23 pm
Erdan: OK to question left-wing activists at airport, but not about politics
Strategic affairs minister says Shin Bet security service has legitimate concerns that American-Jewish activists could engage in violent behavior
By TOI staff
An El Al airline plane at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 17, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 4, 2018, 7:57 pm
El Al among world’s most consistently delayed airlines
Only Egyptair and Ethiopian Airlines rank below Israeli carrier in terms of punctuality, Flightstats September figures show
By TOI staff
In this photo released by Israel Police on September 30, 2018, a pair of pants allegedly used to smuggle three kilograms of cocaine through Ben Gurion Airport and packages said to contain drug are seen. (Israel Police)
October 1, 2018, 2:27 am
Colombian man, 70, caught at Ben Gurion Airport smuggling cocaine in pants
Suspect arrested after arriving on flight from Brazil with 3 kilograms of the drug
By TOI staff
File: The Taba crossing on the Israeli-Egyptian border, near Eilat (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 28, 2018, 7:38 pm
Rights group slams official’s defense of Shin Bet questioning of Israel critics
ACRI says Deputy AG issued ‘shameful’ document defending the agency after criticism over border detainment and interrogation of liberal US Jews and other government opponents
By TOI staff
Peter Beinart, left, marching with other activists from the Center for Jewish Nonviolence through the West Bank city of Hebron, July 16, 2016. On the right is the movement’s CEO, Ilana Sumka. (Andrew Tobin)
September 28, 2018, 1:45 pm
Shin Bet will no longer ask would-be entrants to Israel about their politics
After criticism over its questioning of liberal US Jews and other government opponents at airports, crossings, Deputy AG says officials at security agency will undergo ‘refresh’
By TOI staff
A partial view of the train platform at the new high-speed train station between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, at the Yitzhak Navon Railway Station in Jerusalem on September 20, 2018. (AFP / THOMAS COEX)
September 27, 2018, 4:48 pm
New high-speed Jerusalem train gets stuck in tunnel
25-minute delay doubles scheduled journey time from capital to Ben Gurion Airport
By TOI staff
A partial view of the train platform at the new high-speed train station between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, at the Yitzhak Navon Railway Station in Jerusalem on September 20, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
September 25, 2018, 8:35 am
Jerusalem’s new high-speed train starts regular trips to Ben Gurion Airport
Line runs every 30 minutes for 21-minute journey — free for first 90 days but travelers must purchase online voucher in advance
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyanu (r) and Transportation and Information Minister Yisrael Katz ride the inaugural high-speed train from Jerusalem to Ben Gurion airport on September 20, 2018. (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO)
September 20, 2018, 5:11 pm
Netanyahu takes (partial) maiden voyage on Jerusalem to Tel Aviv fast train
Inaugural ride whisks PM, transportation minister to Ben Gurion Airport and back, since Tel Aviv stretch still not complete
By AFP
A partial view of the train platform at the new high-speed train station between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, at the Yitzhak Navon Railway Station in Jerusalem on September 20, 2018. (AFP / THOMAS COEX)
September 20, 2018, 5:08 pm
After long wait, Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast rail finally almost nearly arrives
Netanyahu, transportation minister inaugurate ‘King David Line’ from Jerusalem to Ben Gurion Airport; officials refuse to commit to date for completion of airport-Tel Aviv stretch
By Sue Surkes
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