Emergency flights take 2,000 people from Amsterdam to Israel

(JNS) — El Al flew about 2,000 passengers to Ben Gurion-Airport over the weekend on eight emergency flights from Amsterdam, the Jewish state’s flag carrier said, following a coordinated assault on Israelis there on Thursday night.

Most of the emergency flights left on Friday and two flew on Saturday with special permission from the chief rabbis of Israel, who determined that the circumstances justified this violation of observing the Shabbat.

“All passengers have boarded the flights free of charge, and the company continues to work to add more rescue flights throughout Shabbat,” the company sa...