Culture & Education

Are there Israelis on the flight? The internet already knows who to sit next to on a plane

They heard shouts from the pilot's cabin, realized something had gone wrong and didn’t stay seated. Less than a day after Israeli passengers helped seize the attacker on a Fly Dubai flight, the photos and testimonies from the incident have already become memes, posts, and TikTok videos worldwide. And what began as a dramatic event in the air received a humorous twist online: if something goes wrong on a plane, it’s good to have a few Israelis nearby. "Israelis are amazing," wrote Joel Richardson in a post that garnered over a million views and about 20,000 likes. After describing how the Israeli passengers sprang into action and helped subdue the attacker, he concluded: "Give me another nation in the world that would do this."