A few hours of airport chaos sent Israelis into a fury and the media into a frenzy. But the obsession with Ben-Gurion reflects something deeper: the country's hierarchies, its sense of superiority and above all, its need for an escape routeGideon Levy05:54 AM • August 23 2026 IDTSuddenly, I understood the madness of the Temple Mount Faithful. After all, we have the "Ben-Gurion Airport Faithful." Just don't dare touch our airport, the all-Israeli temple that has already been built.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ben-Gurion AirportTransportationAviationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankHind RajabTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBen-Gurion Airport Has Everything Israel Loves: Privilege, Racism and a Way OutNetanyahu's Answer to Election Trouble: Open a Front With Turkey and SyriaPolice Shoot Dead Two People Amid Feud Between East Jerusalem FamiliesNetanyahu Is Dragging Israel Into Another Pointless Confrontation – With TurkeyReports: Several Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Settler Attacks in West BankRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?An Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide