Hourly Roundup 06:00 Israel · 21 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- Shavuot reflections: Media falsehoods show the importance of the Ninth Commandment - editorialOn Shavuot, Tucker Carlson’s Israeli interview highlights the danger of false witness, spreading falsehoods about Israel and ignoring the Ninth Commandment
- Why is a branch of the Palestine Liberation Organization (which was declared a terrorist organization under the US Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987) allowed to operate at @SFSU?!@LeoTerrellDOJ @StateDept @SecRubio @statedept h/t @NomiFried
- Editor's Notes: Why some Jews are scrubbing themselves from the internet - commentThe writer who asks for anonymity has not abandoned the Jewish people. He is covering, trying to stay employable and safe in a world that has quietly decided his affiliation is a liability
- Ambassador Leiter: A deal allowing Iran nuclear weapons is a bad dealIsrael’s Ambassador to the US Michael Leiter affirms Israel's readiness to join US military action if Iran talks fail
- US pressures Palestinian UN envoy to drop General Assembly VP bid, threatens visa revocationThe Trump administration warned Palestinian diplomats that visa sanctions could follow if Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour proceeds with his UN General Assembly vice presidency candidacy
- Deranged Jack Smith and his “gang” are really bad news. Can never be allowed to happen again. They should all be prosecuted!
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- Not Just History: The Warning Hiding in the Beautiful Museum in Prague | Daphna NetanyahuThere is nothing beautiful, right, moral, or just about the communist worldview and its derivatives. And if anything written in this article sounds disturbingly familiar to you – only your wild imagination is responsible for…
- Man arrested for allegedly breaking into the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office in Arizona and sexually abusing four corpses.The suspect, identified as Lu Fenris, faces charges including burglary, four counts of sexual conduct with a dead body, criminal damage, escape,
- A Straight Line Is a Zigzag: Trump's Move That Confuses Everyone - On PurposeTrump wants a deal that looks like a victory; Iran is looking for a path where the regime survives and the nuclear program is not buried for good; the Gulf states are trying to keep…
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False witness is not merely a courtroom offense. The Ninth Commandment, received on Shavuot, teaches that words carry the power of life and death. When media outlets spread falsehoods about Israel, they are not simply reporting inaccurately. They are violating a foundational principle of creation itself, for the world was created through Divine speech. The Torah's prohibition against false witness applies wherever words shape reality, from the courtroom to the newsroom. In a world drowning in distortion, the call of Shavuot is to reclaim the sacredness of truth. Every word we speak or amplify either builds or destroys. On this festival of the giving of the Torah, we are reminded that truth is not a luxury. It is the bedrock of any society that wishes to stand.