Hourly Roundup 00:00 Israel · 21 May 2026

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Israeli envoy says NYC antisemitism at ‘worst’ level since WWIIOfir Akunis, Israel's consul general in New York, warned on Monday that antisemitism in New York City has reached unprecedented levels, accusing Mayor Zohran Mamdani of exacerbating tensions through anti-Israel messaging. The remarks came after…
Hi-tech male, female artillery soldiers aiding in defense against Iran, Hezbollah talk to 'Post'The Jerusalem Post interviewed a mixed female-male IDF firepower unit that is helping to fill combat manpower shortages
Jewish Groups Call on US Congress to Combat Union Antisemitism in Health CareAnti-Israel demonstration at Johns Hopkins University, which has one of the best medical schools in the world, in Baltimore, Maryland, US, April 30, 2024. Photo: Robyn Stevens Brody/SIPA USA via Reuters Connect Jewish community advocates…
Let’s see how 47 years of Iran’s “Genius” Proxy Empire held up against just 2 months of America.✅ Expectation: Build an unstoppable “Axis of Resistance” with Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood by General Al-Burhan as your loyal murder squad.
The Escape Route: The Iranians Fantasize About a Unilateral American WithdrawalDrama: Netanyahu Will Retire Before the Elections, Hope in the Opposition. In the Likud They Mock | Real Crisis: What Is Happening in Judea and Samaria Illustrates a Moral Scarring
New Jersey man indicted for threatening NYC Jewish nonprofitCameron Patterson, 34, of Newark, N.J., has been indicted on federal charges of making interstate threats after allegedly sending violent emails to a Jewish nonprofit organization in New York City, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Arkansas whites-only community sued by woman with Jewish ancestryA woman with Jewish ancestry has sued Return to the Land, the whites-only housing community in Arkansas, alleging the group discriminated against her by refusing to sell her land on the basis of race and…
Israeli officials say Iran cannot quickly rebuild its missile arsenal due to heavy damage to launchers and production facilities. While Tehran is working to reopen tunnels hit b…Israeli officials say Iran cannot quickly rebuild its missile arsenal due to heavy damage to launchers and production facilities. While Tehran is working to reopen tunnels hit by Israeli strikes, a senior Israeli official warned…
130 years later, they say it was nice in BaselThe audience at the conference in Toronto applauded enthusiastically even though all the opinions presented on the subject of Judaism and Zionism were expected, and despite chants of 'Free Palestine' from across the street. Maybe…
Massie Ousted From Congress, Makes Antisemitic Jab in Concession SpeechUS Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the US Capitol on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect US Rep. Thomas Massie…
"The partnership with the Haredi leadership is an existential danger" | The Likud MK who opposes the exemptionDan Ilouz, one of the consistent voices against the exemption from conscription law, is willing to pay the price in the primaries for opposing Netanyahu: "Whoever identifies with the values of Shas and not with…
US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions listThis development comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Treasury Department's sanctions on Albanese

Torah perspective

Antisemitism reaches new intensity not because Jews have done something wrong, but because the world has always struggled to tolerate the witness that Jewish existence represents. The Jewish people were placed among the nations to testify that God is one, that morality is absolute, and that history has a direction. When that testimony becomes inconvenient, the world finds ways to silence the witness. The Baal Shem Tov taught that wherever a Jew finds himself, it is for a divine purpose. New York is no exception. The distress is real, but so is the calling. The response to hatred is not fear but a deepened embrace of what makes us distinct.