Hourly Roundup 09:00 Israel · 28 Jun 2026
Stories in this hour
- Former IDF spokeswoman’s new book explores Israel’s information warIn her new book, Digital Warrior: Inside Israel’s Battle for the Narrative After October 7, former Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman Rachel Lester argues that Israel’s fight for global public opinion has become as critical to…
- Why Lebanon’s deadliest tool still dominates, and the path to stopping it runs backward - opinionHow a thread of glass made the West's most advanced air defenses useless, and dragged it back to a war it thought it had escaped
- Iran's Araghchi heads to Iraq as rumors swirl in Baghdad over Green Zone raidIraq has been trying to rein in some Iranian-backed militias, with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi seeking to show that he can rein in chaos in the country
- Ben-Gurion's Terminal 1 reopens to domestic flights following Iran war closureTerminal 1 was initially closed in March following the outbreak of the Iran war, with all flights moved to Terminal 3.
- The Jewish candidate persecuted at San Francisco transgender parade: 'Go f*** yourself, you and your Zionist operators!' | FootageScott Wiener, the leading Democratic candidate to succeed the retiring Nancy Pelosi in the House of Representatives, is a sharp critic of the Netanyahu government and although he initially refused to call Israel's actions in…
- Jump in immigration from France and the USDespite a drop of about 10,000 immigrants, the share of arrivals from Western countries increased significantly, including young families and people in in-demand professions
- Judge Yitzhak Amit Removed MK Tali Gottlieb from the HearingJudge Yitzhak Amit ordered the court security to remove MK Tali Gottlieb from the courtroom. According to Amit: "I tolerated several outbursts."
- Israel May Reduce VAT – How It Will Affect PricesIn Israel, a reduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 18% to 17% is being discussed again. A corresponding bill has been submitted for review to the Ministerial Committee on Legislation. If the…
- High Court of Justice Returns to Discuss Petitions to Invalidate Vote on State ComptrollerThe Supreme Court holds a hearing on petitions to cancel the appointment of attorney Michael Rabillo as State Comptroller. The petitions focus on the documentation of coalition members voting behind the screen, which according to…
Torah perspective
The claim that facts alone cannot win the information war echoes a deeper truth about the nature of speech itself. In creation, God did not present a logical proof for existence. He spoke, and the world came to be. The first utterance was not information but relationship. The Chassidic masters teach that every word carries a soul, and the power of speech lies not in the data it transmits but in the connection it creates. Israel's challenge in the digital arena is not simply to be correct, but to speak from a place that touches the divine spark within the listener. The first narrative wins not because it is louder, but because it addresses the heart before it demands the mind's assent.