Hourly Roundup 05:00 Israel · 12 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- NYC anti-Israel activists protest at synagogue against Israel real estate event"Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall," masked activists chanted during the protest, according to videos posted by demonstrators.
- IDF Arabic spokesperson issues evacuation warning for village of Shamaa in Southern LebanonThe IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, published an evacuation warning for the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon. "Due to ceasefire violations by Hezbollah, the IDF is compelled to act," he stated. "For your…
- The US Department of State is offering a $15 million reward for information that could help disrupt the financial networks of Iran’s IRGC and its various branches.
- London man convicted of violent antisemitic attacks34-year-old pleads guilty to religiously aggravated assaults against Jews in North London.
- UK man convicted after assaulting man while asking if he was JewishThirty-four-year-old Dylan Ossei was convicted of religiously aggravated assault, religiously aggravated fear of violence, and religiously aggravated harassment when he appeared in court.
- The US is continuing to cut off revenue that funds Iran’s terrorist proxies, weapons programs, and regional aggression.
- US issues new sanctions over Iran's oil shipments to China as part of Economic FuryThe State Department also announced a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of the IRGC.
- Most Americans say Trump faces greater assassination threat after recent series of attacks - pollThe poll also found that Americans remain divided over whether rhetoric from Trump’s political opponents bears responsibility for assassination attempts against him.
Torah perspective
Masked protesters chanting "Zionism will fall" while waving Hezbollah flags outside a synagogue is not a political disagreement; it is a reenactment of an ancient hatred. The synagogue is the mikdash me'at, the small sanctuary, and a wedding of Jews to the Land of Israel is precisely the kind of joyful mitzvah that hatred targets. The Zohar teaches that when the snake attacks, it attacks the place of blessing. But the chant they chose betrays them: brick by brick implies a structure built by human hands, and therefore one that can be dismantled. The bond between the Jewish people and this land was not assembled by any human builder, and no chant will undo what was sealed at Sinai.