Ezra Unger, a 36-year-old real estate developer from Borough Park, Brooklyn, is in advanced negotiations to acquire Arkia, Israel’s second-largest airline, though no official sale agreement has been confirmed. Neither Arkia nor Unger has publicly verified the talks, and Arkia declined to comment when contacted. No purchase price, valuation, or financing details have been disclosed; the $60m figure cited in unverified RSS titles lacks support from reliable media. If completed, the acquisition would make Arkia one of the world’s largest Shabbat-observant airlines and the second major Israeli carrier under Orthodox Jewish New York-linked ownership, following Challenge Airlines. The potential operational shift to full Shabbat observance remains confidential, with Unger’s intent to proceed and Arkia’s future model undefined.