Hourly Roundup 14:00 Israel · 12 May 2026
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- Winners for life 2026: “Hasidut Be-Class” takes the stage in JerusalemA tribute concert at Sultan’s Pool in support of Israel’s emergency response system.
- 'Personalized' Iranian cyber attack targets Israeli moraleMany Israeli citizens have recently received threatening text messages from Iran designed to sow panic. The National Cyber Directorate said it had identified a broad attack that included messages meant to undermine Israelis’ collective peace…
- Israel: NYT printed 'one of the worst blood libels ever'Israel's Foreign Ministry on Monday accused The New York Times of publishing "one of the worst blood libels ever to appear in the modern press." "In an unfathomable inversion of reality, and through an endless…
- Noam Bettan shines in Eurovision rehearsal as Israel faces antisemitism campaignBettan performed inside a rotating structure with dancer Lihi Freud, and the staging creates a dynamic visual effect using mirrors and poses.
- Securing 'sovereignty' in sovereign land: Israel seeks to Judaize the Galilee and Negev - opinionCan a stretch of land ruled by a private gang truly be called sovereign state territory?
- IDF to establish haredi-manned suicide drone factory, aiming to counter Hezbollah threat - reportThe Army Radio report of the new factory comes after the IDF has come under heavy attack by FPV drones operated by Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
- IDF eliminates four terrorists in GazaIsraeli forces identified and struck multiple terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the military said. The Israel Defense Forces said troops operating in northern Gaza spotted five terrorists engaged in suspicious activity, as well…
- The Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone "launched from the east," for the first time since the ceasefire with Iran took effect, the IDF said.The Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone "launched from the east," for the first time since the ceasefire with Iran took effect, the IDF said. It remains unclear whether the drone was launched from Yemen…
- US Amb. Huckabee confirms Israel sent Iron Dome batteries to UAE during Iran warUS Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed that Israel sent Iron Dome batteries to the UAE during the Iran war, marking a major step in cooperation between the two countries.
- Supermajority of Israeli Arab students support non-security-linked national service, study findsA new study reveals that 75% of Israeli Arab 12th-grade students support volunteering for non-security national service. There is also strong backing for Arab parties joining the next coalition.
The blood libel is among the most persistent and venomous lies ever directed at the Jewish people. From medieval accusations of using Christian blood for matzah to the modern inversion that turns the victims of Hamas's documented sexual atrocities on October 7 into the perpetrators, the pattern is identical: the accuser projects its own evil onto Israel. The Torah's prohibition against accepting a false report and bearing false witness is not merely a social norm but a structural pillar of justice. When a major newspaper lends its platform to unsubstantiated claims that invert victim and aggressor, it breaches that pillar. The only answer is truth told unflinchingly, as the verse promises: "Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven."