Terrorists want nothing more than to prevent peace. 

It's why they fly planes into buildings, don explosive vests, and rain indiscriminate missiles on civilian populations. 

The response to such terrorism isn't to cower. It is to lead with boldness, courage, and, sometimes, outright heroism. 

The world just saw precisely such heroism in the high drama aboard Flydubai Flight 1073, from Dubai to Tel Aviv. 

There was the Indian national pilot, Smit Machchhar, who, though bleeding badly after he was brutally stabbed by his terrorist, Omani national copilot, had the presence of mind to open the cockpit door as the plane nosedived 10,000 feet a minute. 

There were the ordinary Israeli citizens — and above all, new national hero Yaniv Hayoun — who, Todd Beamer-style, swiftly rushed the cockpit and subdued the terrorist in a chokehold (yes, really). 

There were the two off-duty pilots — reportedly British, South African, or New Zealander in nationality — who were able to glide the plane to a safe emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. 

There was the Emirati flight crew, which handled the madness with aplomb, preventing chaos in a terrified cabin and ensuring the safety of all passengers. 

Israeli activist Hillel Fuld........

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