Hourly Roundup 00:00 Israel · 28 Jun 2026
Stories in this hour
- The irony behind telling Jews to 'go back where they belong' - opinionEfforts to rewrite Jewish history cannot erase the ancient bond between the Jewish people and the land of Israel
- There is no distinction between Jews and Zionists - ask Jews from Arab countries - opinionJews from Arab countries, who now comprise over half the Jews of Israel, can hardly be called settler colonialists
- UAL launches new election campaignThe UAL leadership set its priorities for its demands from potential coalition partners, aimed at promoting Arab communities throughout Israel
- No Withdrawal, RedeploymentThere is no dispute that the agreement between Israel and Lebanon is impressive, positive, and holds promise. The big question, due to Hezbollah's opposition and Iranian involvement, is how long these understandings will hold.
- Shai District Commander Warns: "An October 7 Scenario in Judea and Samaria Could Happen"In an exclusive interview to be broadcast this week on the program 'The Sector', Superintendent Moshe Pinchi, commander of the Judea and Samaria District and former head of the IDF Spokesperson's Division during the October…
- Expansion is not a recipe for securityThe agreement with Lebanon is emerging as a 'ladder' for a possible evacuation of Israel and constitutes the lesser evil that is preferable to continued war and occupation of territory without a planned program.
- Another attack? Report: Explosions heard in southern IranThe Iranian state television correspondent reported that a short time ago several explosions were heard in the area of the village of Tahervi in Sirik County • At this stage no official details have been…
- Second consecutive night: US attacks Iranian targets near HormuzAnother night of attacks: Explosions heard in the Iranian port city of Sirik, near the Strait of Hormuz. An American official said that the US attacked Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in response…
- Dembélé arrived in style, Belgium recovered – and Cape Verde made historyThe group stage of the World Cup entered its final stretch with huge dramas • While Belgium and Spain secured first place, amazing Cape Verde achieved a historic feat and advanced to the next stage…
- In This Round, Rubio WonAfter it seemed that the entire administration stood behind the surrender agreement to Iran, which abandoned Lebanon to Iran's mercy, Rubio's return to the arena indicates a chance for change.
Torah perspective
The command לך לך, "go forth," was the first thing Avraham ever heard from God, and it sent him to this land. The same Torah that recounts that journey also ties most of its mitzvot to this soil, from the harvest gifts to the shmita cycle. Being told to "go back where you belong" points to a deeper truth the speaker does not grasp: the Jew has never left. Exile was a detour through foreign ground, not a relocation of identity. The covenant was not written in parchment alone but in the very contours of the land itself. Every shofar blast on Yom Kippur proclaiming the yovel year announces that this earth and this people are bound by a deed no political narrative can revoke.