Current sectionIsrael NewsOnly one official seemed perturbed that top economic officials were discussing what he thought was at least confidential, security-related information on a plane owned by an Arab airlineShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 17, 2025A respectable group filled the business class seats of the Fly Dubai flight from Tel Aviv on Sunday: a delegation of senior Israeli treasury officials, headed by Finance Ministry Bezalel Smotrich. They were headed for an official working visit in India.CommentsIn the NewsLebanon Says 18 Killed, 124 Wounded in Israeli Strikes Over Past DayIsrael Has Lost Big Time in the Court of Public Opinion, Credit to NetanyahuJerusalem Day, the Palestinian KristallnachtNetanyahu May Be Crumbling, but His Regime Is Alive and WellEuropean Governments Want to Love Israel if Not for the Pesky SettlersRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Welcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked