Hourly Roundup 18:00 Israel · 18 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?When police escort protestors despite knowing in advance that antisemitic slogans are likely to appear, onlookers reasonably conclude that such rhetoric now lies within the boundaries of acceptable public discourse
- Albanese can’t avoid defamation lawsuit, US federal court saysThe U.N. special rapporteur, who has a history of spreading Jew-hatred, was properly served by two Christian charities, who allege that she defamed them, according to a district court in Colorado.
- L’chaim! How an award-winning Israeli whisky distillery bottled the Dead SeaM&H distillery launch new ‘terroir’ range offering a taste of four distinct Israeli landscapes
- Jews are being asked to hide because London police can't adequately protect them.Jews are being asked to hide because London police can't adequately protect them. This is how bad things have gotten in the UK.
- US arrests IRGC-linked commander who ‘plotted Golders Green attack’Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of planning 18 attacks across north America and Europe
- Croatian president not approving Israel’s proposed ambassador due to ‘policies of Israeli gov’t’The official statement came after Israeli media reported that Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has been refusing for seven months to approve the appointment of Israel’s ambassador to the country.
- Sentinel-2 imagery from May 16 shows roughly 20 oil and gas tankers anchored off Iran’s Kharg Island.Sentinel-2 imagery from May 16 shows roughly 20 oil and gas tankers anchored off Iran’s Kharg Island. According to @SoarAtlas, one LPG tanker appears to be loading cargo, potentially marking the first gas shipment from…
- Four arrested after police receive warning of suspected terror plot near HaderaAll four suspects were arrested at the scene and were being transferred for questioning at the Hadera police station.
- Islamic regime launches Persian Gulf Strait Authority, ships reportedly start paying tollsShips transiting the Strait of Hormuz now face tolls and strict Iranian oversight as Tehran launches the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, with JPMorgan forecasting 11‑figure annual revenue from tolls.
- The Maneuver That Will Expose the Rebel Knesset Members: "Remembered for Eternal Infamy"Likud MK Boaron proposed turning the vote on the Draft Law into a vote of no confidence in the government. The purpose of changing the vote is to check whether those MKs who intend to…
- ‘Threat has never been so high’: Counter-terrorism expert warns of nuclear terror risk - interviewWhile the UN expert asserted that although there has never been an incident of nuclear terrorism, he noted that terror groups such as Al-Qaeda have openly expressed their intent toward it.
- A Drill? The Mystery in the Document Presented by the Attorney General to the JudgesOn the affidavit document of Brigadier General G., former head of the Operations Division in the Military Intelligence Directorate, it was written "unclassified." Oddly, the words were blacked out and replaced with "top secret." Earlier…
Torah perspective
Hatred repeated often enough ceases to shock, the article observes, and that is precisely the danger. When the same chants and banners return year after year with minimal consequence, the boundary of acceptable discourse shifts. But Jewish history teaches something deeper: our existence was never contingent on the approval of host nations. The real erosion is not in what the marchers say but in what we internalize. If we begin to see ourselves through their eyes, we have already lost. The antidote is not better policing alone but a renewed clarity about who we are. A people that remembers its own covenant does not need the world's permission to walk to shul.