Hourly Roundup 16:00 UTC 14 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Liberman warns Netanyahu could launch military op. for election purposes, amid coalition crisisLiberman made the remarks during a visit to Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the southern communities bordering Gaza that was brutally attacked by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre.
- It Doesn’t Begin With Bricks; How to Stand Up to Jew-Hatred TodayA man walks through the grounds of the former Nazi German Auschwitz death camp for the annual International “March of the Living” in Oswiecim, Poland, April 18, 2023. Jakub Porzycki/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS My friend…
- Here Are Some Positive Local Developments in Support of Israel You Haven’t Heard AboutTennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville. Photo: Andre Porter/Wikimedia Commons. On April 27, 2026, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) signed legislation requiring state agencies to use the geographic name “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West…
- Gur Hasidic community in Arad instructs students to ride busses according to genderThe notice instructed passengers to board through the rear door and sit at the back of the bus “in order to allow the students to travel separately.”
- Flag with Star of David and two swastikas raised at NYU ahead of commencementA version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up…
- White supremacist leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for plot to poison NYC Jewish kidsNational Security Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg said in a Wednesday statement that the sentencing of Chkhikvishvili had taken "a monster off our streets."
- ⚠️ UNRWA is a terror incubator that needs to be defunded, investigated, and prosecuted.
- Veteran Israel Air Force commanders abused young commanders, military police revealInvestigators found that the older commanders were inflicting "initiation ceremonies" on younger commanders, in which they were beaten and degraded.
- Released Murderers of 75 People Are Running for Fatah Leadership PositionsPeople hold Fatah flags during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Hebron, in the West Bank, Oct. 27, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma Today,…
- How the Media Erases the Voices of Millions of IraniansCars burn in a street during an anti-regime protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS A recent CNN article by Iranian freelance photojournalist Maryam Rahmanian, in collaboration…
- Jerusalem Day: A son's tale of an Ammunition Hill heroAlon Wald never met his father, a paratrooper killed at Ammunition Hill during the Six-Day War when Alon was just 10 months old. Today, he runs the memorial site where his father fell.
- King Charles vows to take urgent action against antisemitism, foreign threats, and extremismThe King’s Speech is the centerpiece of the State Opening of Parliament in the UK, where the monarch reads a speech written by the government.
Torah perspective
Words are not just sounds; they are vessels that carry either life or its opposite. The insight that the Holocaust did not begin with bricks but with words points to a truth the Torah has always taught: speech creates reality. When a society permits the dehumanization of any group through language, it has already laid the foundation for the worst atrocities. The power to name and describe is a divine gift, and its misuse corrupts not only the speaker but the entire moral fabric of a community. Combating antisemitism today must begin at the same: refusing to let hateful words pass as normal, and insisting that every human being, made in the divine image, be spoken of with the dignity they deserve.