Hourly Roundup 17:00 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.
- ⚠️ Rewriting history is a core facet of Palestinianism.⚠️ Rewriting history is a core facet of Palestinianism. The “catastrophe” Rashida and other propagandists talk about is the failure of Arab nations to annihilate Israel after it declared independence. The “Nakba” is the failed…
- Israel's defense minister condemns soccer star Lamine Yamal for flying Palestinian flag"I expect a great and respected club like @FCBarcelona to make it unequivocally clear that there is no place for incitement or for support of terrorism," Katz said.
- Israeli president opts not to attend JTS commencement in personCiting "circumstances that prevent my travel to New York at this time," Israeli President Isaac Herzog notified Jewish Theological Seminary that he would not attend the flagship, Conservative Judaism educational institution's May 19 commencement cermony,…
- Open letter to Peter Beinart: When the Left comes for you, where will you go? - opinionThe Left is turning on Jews in ways that have nothing to do with Israel.
- The ‘Israeli rape dogs’ blood libel fits a long, troubling tradition at The New York TimesFrom downplaying Hitler’s antisemitism to calling the Völkischer Beobachter ‘semi-official’, the Gray Lady helped smooth the jagged edges of the Nazi project. Today, it does the same with Iran
- Mamdani spokesman compares Hezbollah, JDLZohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, was referring to Hezbollah flags when he decried “displays of support for terrorist organizations” at protests in the city, a spokesman for the mayor told JNS. “Protests and…
- Gap year in Israel programs credit rebound to teens seeking Jewish connectionsThis article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship , a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. After a slight dip last…
- Israel to Sue New York Times Over Article Alleging Widespread Rape of Palestinian PrisonersThe New York Times building in New York City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Israel on Thursday announced that it plans to sue The New York Times , after the newspaper published a column earlier this week…
- 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.”
- Jewish MP steps down to make way for Andy Burnham to run for ParliamentManchester Mayor says he will seek election as Josh Simons bows out
- CENTCOM chief says 90% of Iran's defense industry destroyed after US-Israeli campaignAdm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, told lawmakers on Thursday that the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran has destroyed 90% of the Islamic Republic’s defensive capabilities, severely limiting Tehran’s ability to threaten the…
Torah perspective
Jewish teens choosing gap years in Israel, defying the post-October 7 climate, is not merely a statistical rebound. It speaks to something primordial in the Jewish soul: the pull of the land and the people that no threat can extinguish. After tragedy, one might expect retreat. Instead, the opposite is happening. The encounter with vulnerability has awakened a need for rootedness. This mirrors the pattern of the exodus, where the descent into darkness became the very catalyst for national birth. These young people are choosing to write themselves into the Jewish story not as readers but as participants. That choice, freely made, carries the deepest kind of continuity.