Hourly Roundup 09:00 Israel · 20 May 2026
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- The ICC tests Israel’s right wingSubscribe to Inside Call me Back ____ Share Ark News Daily ____ Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war…
- Speakers at NYC Nakba Rallies Call for the Destruction of Israel:Israel Has No Right to Exist; Only “Resistance” Will Liberate Palestine; If Israel Is Not Destroyed, We Will All Suffer the Consequences of Its Evil – Ending Israel Will Bring Down Capitalism
- Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller raceThe race now pits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorney Michael Rabilo against former Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron.
- Haredi MK accuses minister of trying to remove haredim from JerusalemMK Meir Porush says high-rise construction won't force haredim out of Jerusalem, stressing, 'Jerusalem is not Tel Aviv.'
- Jerusalem mayor fights to bring overseas buyers to the capitalMayor Moshe Lion and city officials are reportedly promoting Jerusalem as a prime destination for Diaspora Jews seeking either investment properties or future residences, as developers struggle with slowing demand and rising inventories.
- South Korea’s Lee criticizes Israel detentions, says actions ‘way out of line’In a cabinet meeting, Lee said the South Korean citizens had been detained for reasons not valid under international law, questioning whether such actions could be allowed to pass without protest.
- Israel, US early war goals sought to reinstate Iran's Ahmadinejad as leader, NYT report saysAn associate of Ahmadinejad told the NYT that the Americans viewed Mr. Ahmadinejad as someone who could lead Iran and manage “Iran’s political, social, and military situation.”
- Bituach Leumi Delayed Payments – Report on Problems in Israeli ServicesMartial law and the state of emergency in Israel triggered a deep crisis in the operation of government agencies. The State Comptroller published data according to which the country's bureaucratic system in 2025 operated at…
- South Korean President: Israel 'stole' our citizens in Gaza flotilla, should consider arresting NetanyahuTensions between Seoul and Jerusalem: Lee Jae-myung, who frequently criticizes Israel, claims that during the Navy's takeover of the flotilla making its way from Turkey to the Gaza Strip, several of his country's citizens were…
- During Sirens at Shavuot Ceremony - Students in Kiryat Shmona Hid Under Tables | FootageA video filmed in the north reflects the harsh reality in which children are growing up, forced to study without the ability to reach a protected space in time. A mother of two students at…
- Revolt in Likud? The MK clarifies: "I will not automatically support"MK Eliyahu Revivo stated in a conversation with Gideon Oko and Amichai Attali that he is not avoiding talking to the prime minister about the draft law and declared that he does not intend to…
- The war did not harm: Melisron and Azrieli with good reports in the first quarterGlobes brings the stories of the reporting season on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that you may have missed • The revenues of Melisron and Azrieli were indeed slightly affected due to the closure of…
Torah perspective
On the festival of the Giving of the Torah, children in Kiryat Shmona hide under tables as sirens wail. The Sages teach that the world stands on the breath of schoolchildren learning Torah, and that even the Temple, in its full glory, was not demolished as long as children studied within its walls. A child learning Torah, even under a desk with an air raid siren outside, holds up the entire world. That is the quiet victory that the headlines miss. Their Torah is the truest shield, and their courage, forced upon them by circumstance, is a sacred testimony that the Giving of the Torah never stopped.