Tel Aviv

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On 9 shows in Politics & World this week · 3.9× usual · most on Global News Podcast

Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is a city on Israel’s Mediterranean coastline and the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area. With a population of about 494,900, it is Israel’s economic and technological center and a major global high-tech hub.

Rank this week

#119▼99
#39 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

1.3‰
3.9× usual level

0.3‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

9 shows
12 episodes · ~517k plays

Tone this week

Neutral
  • Neutral 7

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Tel Aviv per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, politics & world.

0.0‰1‰2‰3‰usual level · 0.34‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Aug 110.16‰1
Aug 120.26‰1
Aug 130.34‰1
Aug 170.38‰1
Aug 180.47‰2
Aug 260.10‰1
Sep 20.10‰1
Sep 40.19‰1
Sep 90.22‰1
Sep 160.19‰2
Sep 170.28‰1
Sep 210.36‰1
Sep 240.28‰2
Sep 250.44‰2
Sep 300.90‰6
Oct 11.47‰8
Oct 21.52‰2
Oct 31.70‰2
Oct 41.79‰1
Oct 52.12‰4
Oct 71.86‰3

Why is it trending?· Last 7 days

FlyDubai attack investigation drives Tel Aviv coverage

Shows repeatedly discuss an attempted hijacking on a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, after the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain and passengers helped regain control before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.[1][2][3]

Morning Wire reported claims that the co-pilot planned to crash the aircraft into a building at Ben Gurion Airport after obtaining landing clearance.[4]

The reported motive remains disputed or unresolved: Israeli officials called it terrorism, while other coverage said investigations were ongoing and the motive was unknown.[2][5][6]

Coverage also reports that the co-pilot used a cockpit axe rather than bringing a knife through security, while a passenger helped stabilize the aircraft after the attack.[7][8]

Separate shows connect Tel Aviv with the October seventh anniversary of the Hamas attack, Gaza-war-related investment, and violence near a Palestinian village in the West Bank.[9][10][11]

Sources · 11 moments

  1. 1.
    Global News Podcast · Reports say Flydubai suspect was 'lone wolf' extremist
    Celia Hatton · Oct 5 · Listen at 1:26 ↗
    “to human opera singers. Let's begin with more developments surrounding last week's FlyDubai passenger plane that never made it to its intended destination, Tel Aviv. Instead, we're learning more about the co-pilot on that flight who's accus”
  2. 2.
    Up First from NPR · FlyDubai Midair Attack, Trump Midterm Campaigning, Hegseth Reshaping Military
    Michelle Martin · Oct 1 · Listen at 0:55 ↗
    “And Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he wants to cut even more generals and admirals. He told junior officers he's remaking the military around what he calls a warrior ethos. What does his leadership purge mean for a military already 7 m”
  3. 3.
    Morning Wire · Plane Hijacking Foiled & Hegseth Reshapes the Military | 10.1.26
    Cabot Phillips · Oct 1 · Listen at 3:49 ↗
    “Yeah, some of the most just incredible and graphic footage that you're ever going to see flooding social media yesterday. This all took place on FlyDubai Flight 1073. It's a Boeing 737 MAX that was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv with 174 pas”
  4. 4.
    Morning Wire · Evening Wire: SCOTUS Back In Session & American Bombers Leave Britain | 10.5.26
    John Bickley · Oct 5 · Listen at 8:25 ↗
    “New details are emerging about the Omani co-pilot accused of trying to hijack FlyDubai Flight 1073 carrying 100 174 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Haman al-Hamani reportedly told investigators he planned to kill the captain, fly normally to”

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