Hourly Roundup 08:00 Israel · 20 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Haredi MK: 'There is absolutely no enforcement'MK Yaakov Asher warns failure to enforce laws on electric bicycle and scooter use risks human lives, points to lack of coordination between government ministries.
- Peace or decisive miliary victory are not 'around the corner'Today, 'Victory' means mobilizing our spiritual-national resources for a march of divine destiny. Opinion.
- Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie ousted from Congress as Trump endorsee wins primaryMassie's concession on Tuesday night included a dig at Gallrein’s purported relationship to Israel.
- US-Saudi civil nuclear pact nears signing without toughest safeguards urged by DemocratsA State Department letter dated May 18 to Democratic Senator Edward Markey says the pact only requires Washington and Riyadh to forge a less onerous "bilateral safeguards agreement."
- Circumcision in the crosshairsBelgium law invents a tame excuse for tampering with a miraculous ritual. Opinion.
- Cruise Fun for Revolutionaries Under Wi-FiThe famous 'humanitarian flotilla' set off to save the world with eight activists, three GoPros, twelve power banks, and roughly eighty-seven pre-scheduled press releases. No sooner was the boat KYRIAKOS intercepted by the Israeli Navy…
- Trump administration fights Minnesota law outlawing Kalshi, Polymarket-style marketsThe law was to go into effect Aug. 1, but CFTC chairman Michael Selig said in a statement that it "turns lawful operators and participants in prediction markets into felons overnight."
- Tali Gottlieb unsheathes her claws - within the Likud: "It won't help you, Israel, you won't escape"The Likud MK referred again to the indictment that the Attorney General wants to file against her and decided to turn the fire toward Israel Katz. "Without a confidentiality certificate, no indictment would have been…
- Eurovision Hit Instead of Live Ammo — How the IDF Intercepted the FlotillaOn Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces completed an operation to intercept a pro-Palestinian flotilla that departed from the Turkish port of Marmaris and was reportedly headed to the Gaza Strip with humanitarian cargo. According to…
- New York: Pro-Hamas Terrorize Jewish NeighborhoodsPal-Awda: Hamas supporters terrorize Jewish neighborhoods in New York. Chaim Lax. Major media outlets have downplayed the significance of Pal-Awda, a New York-based organization, simply labeling it as 'pro-Palestinian,' despite the group's proven ties to…
- "Detention Camp for American Zionists": Antisemitic Democrat Stirs Up USMaureen Glinding from Texas, who is leading in the congressional primaries, published extreme statements and accused her opponent of involvement in "a human trafficking network run by Jewish billionaires". Even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed shock: "This…
- Trump approval falls to 35% as Iran war, gas prices cause Republican support to slip further - pollThe president's popularity has taken a hit this year as Americans suffer from surging gasoline prices since Trump ordered strikes on Iran in February alongside Israel.