Hourly Roundup 14:00 UTC 13 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Two groups ask Trump admin, House ed panel to probe California program for K-12 teachers over anti-Israel biasThe nonprofit Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa and the Education Policy Project, a consultancy, are asking the House Education and Workforce Committee and the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor and Justice…
- 🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 Israeli defense tech company Smart Shooter secured a multi-million dollar contract with the US Army for its AI rifle fire control system.🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 Israeli defense tech company Smart Shooter secured a multi-million dollar contract with the US Army for its AI rifle fire control system. Israeli technology helps keep Americans safe.
- IDF: Earlier today (Wednesday), IDF soldiers and Israel Border Police officers were dispatched to the area of Jiljilyya, following reports of several Israeli civilians who entered…IDF: Earlier today (Wednesday), IDF soldiers and Israel Border Police officers were dispatched to the area of Jiljilyya, following reports of several Israeli civilians who entered Jiljilyya after livestock had been stolen from an illegal…
- Joint IDF and ISA announcement:The IDF and ISA eliminated a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who took part in the infiltration of the Nahal Oz Outpost, during which IDF soldiers were killed and kidnapped on October 7th Last week (Wednesday), the…
- Betsy Berns Korn reelected as Conference of Presidents chairThe Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an umbrella group that represents 50 U.S. Jewish groups, said on Wednesday that Betsy Berns Korn was reelected to a second one-year term, beginning June 1,…
- Israel has lost critical domestic weapons production capabilities, says state comptrollerThe report warned that Jerusalem now relies on third parties for the raw materials needed to maintain its defence infrastructure
- IDF testing counter-drone technologies ahead of security meeting on rising drone threatA security source reported that efforts are underway around the clock to develop solutions to be presented to Defense Minister Israel Katz.
- Global parliamentarians commit to recognizing Jerusalem's sovereignty during Knesset conference"Today, the truth itself is under attack. Standing with Jerusalem right now is not merely a political gesture. It is a profound moral choice," he said.
- Netanyahu denies role in alleged 2009 efforts to broker Yediot-Israel Hayom understandingsThe hearing focused on claims that intermediaries close to Netanyahu discussed possible limits on the weekend edition of Israel Hayom in exchange for improved coverage of Netanyahu and his family in
- This is the shocking report everyone needs to be talking about.This is the shocking report everyone needs to be talking about. While NYT reporters make up vile lies, @CochavElkayam and her team just released a 298-page report, “Silenced No More,” documents the sexual atrocities of…
- The strategic logic behind Trump’s Middle East unpredictability - opinionThere is no doubt that Israel is safer today than it was pre-February 27, 2026, when the first proverbial shots were fired over Iran.
- HRF files complaint against German prosecutor over dismissed charges against IDF soldierHRF claims that the "unjustified dismissal" shielded soldier Shimon Avichai Zuckerman from genocide charges.
Torah perspective
The erasure of Jewish indigeneity from the Land of Israel is not merely a historical error but a spiritual distortion. The Torah's first Rashi commentary on Genesis addresses this directly: should the nations accuse Israel of theft, the answer is that God created the world and assigned lands as He saw fit. When educators teach that Jewish life in Israel began only in the 1880s, they sever the people from their covenant-rooted identity stretching back to Abraham. The Sephardic and Mizrahi communities, who lived continuously in the Middle East for millennia, carry living testimony that contradicts this manufactured narrative. Truth-telling about Jewish history is an act of faithfulness to the God of history, who promised this land to Abraham's descendants as an eternal inheritance.