Hourly Roundup 18:00 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…
- They posted about Jewish American Heritage Month. Then the antisemitic comments poured in.Emily braced herself when she posted a video of her weiner dog Sprinkles wearing a kippah and posing with a challah earlier this month to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month. She wasn’t girding herself for…
- 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.
- Lauder: Israel must urgently repair ties with Diaspora Jews before it is too late - interviewReflecting upon the WJC’s historic mission and contemporary challenges, Lauder warned that Israel could no longer take Diaspora Jews for granted.
- 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.”
- 🚨 A flag featuring swastikas, a Star of David, and the NYU logo was raised over an NYU building yesterday during a graduation event.🚨 A flag featuring swastikas, a Star of David, and the NYU logo was raised over an NYU building yesterday during a graduation event. The flag was reported to Campus Safety and the NYPD, and…
- Jerusalem under pressure, but residents report rising satisfaction, new data shows - pollThe Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, an independent research institute focused on Jerusalem and its diverse communities, published its annual statistical report on the capital city.
- Neo-Nazi known as ‘Commander Butcher’ gets 15 years over plots targeting Jews in NYCA Georgian neo-Nazi leader known as “Commander Butcher” was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for soliciting hate crimes tied to plots targeting Jews and other minorities in New York City, including a…
- 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.
- Netanyahu’s missteps: How Israeli leadership eroded US support - opinionMore than any single player, Bibi bears responsibility for the loss of American support among most Democrats, a growing number of Republicans, and increasingly within the Trump administration.
Torah perspective
The dog wearing a kippah and holding a challah was never the provocation. The hatred was already there, waiting for any excuse to surface. What is remarkable is not the flood of slurs but the fact that Emily posted anyway, knowing exactly what would come. That is the quiet defiance the Torah calls *mesirut nefesh*, a willingness to be visible even when visibility comes at a cost. The verse "Yaakov remained alone" hints that the essence of the Jew is never lost, even when surrounded by hostility. The comments are not a verdict on Jewish worth; they are a mirror of those who wrote them. The real story is the courage to keep posting.