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        <title>Fate of French shipment to Elbit unclear after anti-Israel groups push for it to be nixed</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/fate-of-french-shipment-to-elbit-unclear-after-anti-israel-groups-push-for-it-to-be-nixed/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cargo, said to contain gears for military vehicles, was reportedly blocked from an Air France flight, then wasn't loaded onto El Al jet; defense firm declines to comment<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2024/08/AP23361741867123-1024x640.jpg" title="Fate of French shipment to Elbit unclear after anti-Israel groups push for it to be nixed" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Finance Ministry eyes new taxes as AI threatens jobs and state revenues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New report opposes dedicated tax targeting AI tech, fearing damage to economy; instead proposes taxes on undeveloped land, capital gains, luxury goods, digital services<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/iStock-2276316224-1024x640.jpg" title="Finance Ministry eyes new taxes as AI threatens jobs and state revenues" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Dubai repatriation flights nixed after UAE pulls landing permit for Israeli carriers</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/dubai-repatriation-flights-nixed-after-uae-pulls-landing-permit-for-israeli-carriers/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arkia, Israir and El Al flights canceled day before repatriation flights were set to be completed, affecting an estimated 1,000 Israelis in wake of attempted flydubai terror attack<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/AP26273309838992-e1791423416542-1024x640.jpg" title="Dubai repatriation flights nixed after UAE pulls landing permit for Israeli carriers" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>British Airways planning to resume flights to Tel Aviv on October 25</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-airways-planning-to-resume-flights-to-tel-aviv-on-october-25/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After repeatedly postponing return to Israel, UK carrier to operate one daily Tel Aviv-London flight, down from its prewar double-daily service<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/02/F260226YA020-1024x640.jpg" title="British Airways planning to resume flights to Tel Aviv on October 25" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Israeli airlines often lease foreign planes and crew, while leaving extra security behind</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airlines-are-leasing-foreign-planes-and-crew-but-leaving-extra-security-behind/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loophole means passengers who think they are flying with an Israeli carrier can end up on another company's plane, with no special screenings of pilots or stringent procedures meant to avoid situation like the flydubai attack<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/F250917YA020-1024x640.jpg" title="Israeli airlines often lease foreign planes and crew, while leaving extra security behind" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Israelis could lose US visa waiver after flydubai attack revealed security lapses &#8212; report</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-could-lose-us-visa-waiver-after-flydubai-attack-revealed-security-lapses-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US delegation said expected in Israel to review compliance with 2023 agreement; flydubai reportedly seeks OK to resume Israel flights, but Regev nixes idea; Transportation Ministry refused security help last year — report<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260823AVS00017-e1791321576991-1024x640.jpg" title="Israelis could lose US visa waiver after flydubai attack revealed security lapses &#8212; report" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Most Arkia and Israir flights use planes and crews leased from foreign airlines, in arrangement okayed by PM</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-arkia-and-israir-flights-use-planes-and-crews-leased-from-foreign-airlines-in-arrangement-okayed-by-pm/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA['Wet lease' aircraft not subject to all of Israel's stringent security protocols; Transportation Ministry sent security directives to foreign airlines day after flydubai attack, stressed that it is responsible for security of inbound flights<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/06/F260505YA220-e1781373391432-1024x640.jpg" title="Most Arkia and Israir flights use planes and crews leased from foreign airlines, in arrangement okayed by PM" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Security hurdles slow airlines&#8217; effort to bring stranded Israelis home from Dubai</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-hurdles-slow-airlines-effort-to-bring-stranded-israelis-home-from-dubai/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air bridge is delayed as heightened security demands following the flydubai terror attack force checked luggage onto separate planes from passenger flights <figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260930AVS508-1024x640.jpg" title="Security hurdles slow airlines&#8217; effort to bring stranded Israelis home from Dubai" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Arkia, Israir indicate UAE rescue flights are a go after El Al scraps its Friday repatriations</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-al-scraps-fridays-dubai-rescue-flights-as-arkia-israir-say-they-plan-to-take-off/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement from Israel's flagship carrier says its landing permit was revoked, but other Israeli airlines say they have the necessary approvals to fly<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/06/F260505YA220-e1781373391432-1024x640.jpg" title="Arkia, Israir indicate UAE rescue flights are a go after El Al scraps its Friday repatriations" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Israeli carriers to start UAE repatriation flights Friday after flydubai cockpit attack</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-carriers-to-start-uae-repatriation-flights-friday-after-flydubai-cockpit-attack/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After flydubai suspends Tel Aviv route, El Al, Arkia and Israir plan special flights to pick up stranded Israelis from Dubai; others seek return via nearby Cyprus and Greece  <figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2020/12/F200817OF1026-1024x640.jpg" title="Israeli carriers to start UAE repatriation flights Friday after flydubai cockpit attack" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-says-probing-whether-attack-on-flydubai-flight-to-israel-was-terror/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial probe into Omani pilot being carried out by Saudis, who will hand him over to Emiratis once done; Herzog recommends presidential medal for Israelis who thwarted attack<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26273485648451-1024x640.jpg" title="UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair &#8216;miracles&#8217; thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/miracles-landing-in-israel-passengers-tout-mid-air-heroism-that-thwarted-apparent-hijack-attempt/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian flydubai pilot saluted for using ‘last moments of his energy’ to click open cockpit door so knife-wielding copilot could be subdued by Israelis, one of whom says he knew how to stabilize plane from watching TV show about air crashes<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/QUAD-144-1024x640.jpeg" title="Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair &#8216;miracles&#8217; thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Hapag-Lloyd revises offer as sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim hangs in the balance</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hapag-lloyd-revises-offer-as-sale-of-israeli-shipping-giant-zim-hangs-in-the-balance/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[German shipping line vows that improved $4.2 billion deal for Zim, which includes a direct Israel-Far East route, serves Israel's maritime security needs even in emergency situations  <figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/07/F260501SL33-1024x640.jpg" title="Hapag-Lloyd revises offer as sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim hangs in the balance" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Ben Gurion Airport parking lots full, travelers told to arrive by public transportation</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gurion-airport-parking-lots-full-travelers-told-to-arrive-by-public-transportation/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel Airports Authority says parking has hit capacity due to peak Jewish holiday travel season: 'No parking spaces are available until further notice'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/F260823AVS00017-e1791321576991-1024x640.jpg" title="Ben Gurion Airport parking lots full, travelers told to arrive by public transportation" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>US-Israeli browser startup valued at $6.4 billion as AI agents reshape workplace risk</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-browser-startup-valued-at-6-4-billion-as-ai-agents-reshape-workplace-risk/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Island is the maker of a web browser tailored for businesses to help secure workflows in digital and hybrid work environments where employees and AI agents interact<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/07/iStock-2229882082-1024x640.jpg" title="US-Israeli browser startup valued at $6.4 billion as AI agents reshape workplace risk" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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