The alleged attacker, Hamam al-Hammami, had been banned from flying with Oman Air because of concerns about his radical views, a person familiar with the matter said.

Authorities were trying to determine how an Omani co-pilot nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound jet. An Israel official said the co-pilot had “the motive to kill Jews."

Flydubai Flight 1073 was carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai when it made the emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Israel’s prime minister arrives in New York on Thursday at a critical moment for his country and his political future.

The Israeli leader’s appearance at the U.N. General Assembly this week will be his first time in New York since the mayor called for his arrest.

It is the second consecutive year the State Department has prevented key Palestinian officials from attending the U.N. meeting in New York.

In war-weary Lebanon, Israeli strikes have intensified in response to Hezbollah drone attacks.

Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Holocaust, one Jewish group noted.

Other European countries immediately pledged support for the effort, which prompted warnings from the United States.