Al Jazeera has repeatedly provided mass audiences for some of the most radical voices in Islamist politics, broadcasting messages from al-Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, giving Muslim Brotherhood ideologue Yusuf al-Qaradawi a hugely popular weekly program from which he endorsed suicide bombings against Israelis, and extensively airing speeches, interviews and statements from Hamas leaders. The Qatari-funded network has been banned or restricted at various times by several Arab governments, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan, due to its support of Islamist movements and threats to national security. The issue is back under scrutiny after the attempted hijacking and crashing of Tel Aviv-bound Flight FZ1073 by a radicalized Islamist Omani co-pilot. His attempted terrorist attack reflects themes long promoted by violent Islamist movements: portraying Israel and Jews as legitimate targets, glorifying armed jihad and presenting violence as an acceptable response to political and religious grievances. All of these ideals are voiced by Islamist figures and organizations given a platform on Al Jazeera. When it comes to the flight hijacking attempt, Al Jazeera Arabic framed the incident around a “quarrel” between the pilots and described the hijacking alert as a “false” distress signal, while discrediting Netanyahu for characterizing it as terrorism before investigators had reached that conclusion.