The birthday of Israeli civil aviation is considered to be September 28, 1948, when the first president of the state, Chaim Weizmann, arrived in Israel from Geneva on board a military aircraft, Douglas C-54 Skymaster, converted for civilian use.
“It is clear today that there is no future for Jews in France,” declared the Chief Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Paris, Moshe Sebbag, to the Jerusalem Post, assessing the results of the elections to the National Assembly and the rampant antisemitism in the country.