Hourly Roundup 06:00 Israel · 29 Jun 2026
Stories in this hour
- Expanding Jewish education in the diaspora is a 'shared responsibility' - editorialThe government-backed initiative, advanced in partnership with JFNA, will focus on expanding access to Jewish education and strengthening Jewish identity among the next generation
- California state senator harassed at pride parade, fellow democrats call out antisemitic hateWiener was surrounded by people who made statements about his “Israeli handlers, among many other inaccurate, extreme, and vile statements,” Wiener said.
- Herzog warns of 'alarming' surge of antisemitism at Romanian pogrom memorial ceremonyIn his speech, Herzog made a connection between the antisemitism of the Holocaust era and the antisemitism Jews experience in the present day
- Trump on the mind and Likud in chaos: Netanyahu enters a pressure cooker | Yossi AchimeirLikud members must choose worthy, representative, and respectful candidates, and not vote for sitting Knesset members who repel and alienate voters.
- Exiled Iranian crown prince urges Trump to halt talks with TehranIran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urges the US to stop diplomatic talks with Tehran, calling for global protests outside American embassies starting July 4
- Netanyahu Dispenses Handouts - and Likud No Longer Stays Silent Like Before | Efraim GanorThe Prime Minister looks like a frustrated gambler in a casino who has hit a bad day, and as his pockets empty and his nerves fray, he loses control of his conduct.
- Israel Invests in Pilots and Fighters - But Abandons a Strategic Military Profession Without Which We Will Lose | Dr. Yaniv LevitanThe State of Israel must understand: military strength alone is not enough. Just as we owe our pilots to be the best in the world, so too in the realm of consciousness - and without…
- Israel's Belated Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Opens a New Chapter – and Deserves Acclaim | Grigor HovhannisyanThe government's decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide marks a belated but important moral correction, yet the move will only be complete if the Knesset makes it an official and permanent position of the State…
- Report from Lebanon: CENTCOM Commander to Arrive in Beirut for Discussion on Implementation of Framework AgreementThe Lebanese LBCI network reported, citing a "source monitoring the negotiations," that the commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Brad Cooper, is expected to arrive in Lebanon. The purpose of the visit…
- The demographic change that is shaking Israel has already begun | Prof. Yitzhak ShoshanIsraeli demography no longer obeys the old rules: 2019 represents a turning point also in the fertility rate in Israel, which is known to be the highest among OECD countries.
- "I Returned from the Depths of Death": Yazidi Hostage Survivor Reveals the Nightmare in Gaza | Mor ShapiraFawzia Amin Sido was abducted from Iraq and held captive for a decade, primarily in Gaza. Last Friday, she told her story at a panel at the UN Human Rights Council, and in a special…
- Iranian Crown Prince in Exile to U.S. Administration: Do Not Negotiate with TerroristsThe Iranian crown prince in exile, Reza Pahlavi, calls on the U.S. administration to immediately cease diplomatic contacts and bilateral talks with the regime in Tehran. "Our message to the American people and government on…
Torah perspective
Commemorating a past pogrom while confronting a present surge of hatred lays bare the paradox the Torah commands us to hold. "Remember what Amalek did to you" is paired with the obligation to erase that very memory, not because we forget, but because we refuse to let hatred define us. Herzog's words at the memorial echo this: if we recall the past only to fuel despair, we have not remembered it well. True remembrance is the determination to build a world where such evil cannot take root again. That is the work the Jewish people are entrusted with, generation after generation.