Hourly Roundup 12:00 Israel · 17 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- WATCH: NYC 'Nakba Day' rally chants 'Resistance is justified'Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, on Saturday condemned a pro-Palestinian march in New York as “blatant antisemitism disguised as activism,” saying demonstrators chanted slogans calling for Israel’s destruction and to “Globalize the…
- UK Jewish groups call for 'extremist' pundit Hasan Piker be denied entry visaHasan Piker, an American pundit who has downplayed and defended Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 massacres in Israel and has called Orthodox Jews “inbred,” is planning to speak in the United Kingdom, where Jewish groups last…
- Massive explosion in Beit Shemesh area was coordinated test with defense company, officials sayReports have circulated the theory that the explosion may have destroyed a stockpile of surface-to-air missiles belonging to Arrow-3.
- That utterly bonkers, gloriously dreadful Eurovision where the audience just loves IsraelIt would have been satisfyingly wonderful if Noam Bettan had won but Bulgaria’s Dara stood out by defying the nasty snubbing of the Jewish state and liking the song Michelle on Instagram
- Chofetz Haim Ulpana controversy| Teachers demand: Cancel the move35 teachers from Ulpanat Tzvia Hafetz Chaim called on the head of the Nahal Sorek Council to reverse the decision to transfer the institution from the Tzvia network to the Atid network.
- IDF tests Jordan Valley readiness in Dead Sea surprise attack drill - analysisThe IDF held a major Dead Sea drill simulating a surprise attack along the eastern border, including infiltrations, drone threats, and civilian-area incidents.
- Netanyahu abandoned Israel's security for personal deals with Trump, Liberman claims - interviewLiberman says Netanyahu is prioritizing personal legal interests over national security and rejects any future coalition with ultra-Orthodox parties.
- Supreme Court names Yuval Vilner as suspect in Shay-Li Atari rape caseIn March, the court had temporarily barred publication of his name, holding off on disclosure due to claims that publication could trigger a suicidal act.
- ICC issues secret arrest warrants against several Israeli politicians, military officials - reportAccording to the report, the warrants target three Israeli politicians and two military officials, though it remains unclear when they were issued.
- Iran regime 'incapable of change' post-war, expert saysKhosro Isfahani examines Iran’s divided opposition, the IRGC’s growing grip on power, and the reach of Tehran’s influence networks abroad.
- Why Israel Succeeds at Eurovision? The Fracture of the LGBT Community | Moshe Cohen-EliyaPerhaps Israel's standing in Europe is not as bad as commonly thought? Israel's main problem comes less from the masses and more from the elites — and how is this connected to the LGBT community?…
Torah perspective
The chant "Resistance is justified when people are occupied" is an inversion of Torah truth. The Land of Israel was given to the Jewish people by covenant, not conquest, and the so-called "Nakba" is nothing other than the birth pangs of a nation returned to its inheritance after two thousand years. What the world calls occupation, the Torah calls settlement of the Land of the fathers. Antisemitism wrapped in the language of liberation remains antisemitism, and the Jewish response is not to debate on those terms but to stand firm: Am Yisrael Chai. The people of Israel live, and no slogan will undo that.