Hourly Roundup 02:00 Israel · 12 Nov 2026
Stories in this hour
- Democratic senators seek to remove US-Israel defense cooperation from spending billA group of 12 senators who are Democratic or caucus with the Democrats are lobbying against expanded defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, saying the Netanyahu government’s policies, particularly in Gaza and the…
- “Mayor Mamdani, you’re a sellout, pack your bags and get the hell out!”Anti-Israel protesters are turning on Mamdani, claiming the NYPD is cracking down because they embarrassed him at an Israeli vigil last month. Apparently, even Mamdani fails their purity test. 🍿
- When the Jewish calendar doesn’t cooperate with ChristmasAt 5:30 a.m. one recent morning, I set out on a pilgrimage to Home Depot. The day ahead was packed, but I’d heard that DJ Dreidel, the musical Hanukkah stuffed bear who plays “Hava Nagila,”…
- South Carolina man pleads guilty to hate crime after vandalizing Jewish community complexThe 24-year-old admitted to posting threatening antisemitic flyers, including Nazi symbols, at a Jewish community complex in North Carolina
- Staff Sgt. Daniel Rashad would have turned 23 today. But Hamas terrorists killed him during the October 7 massacre after he helped fellow soldiers escape the burning operations…Staff Sgt. Daniel Rashad would have turned 23 today. But Hamas terrorists killed him during the October 7 massacre after he helped fellow soldiers escape the burning operations room at Nahal Oz. He stayed behind…
- Gaza report: Four killed in IDF strike at Nasser Hospital in Khan YunisThe Gaza Strip's Civil Defense agency reported that the IDF struck a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. A spokesperson for the agency told Reuters that at least four…
- Note: Iraq DevelopmentsKataib Hezbollah (KH), not to be confused with Lebanese Hezbollah (LH), while nominally subordinate to the Popular Mobilization Front (PMF), is the primary Iranian-backed group within that structure and maintains a considerable level of agency…
- Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate Race, flipping the state Blue for the first time since 1982 and providing the Democrats…Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate Race, flipping the state Blue for the first time since 1982 and providing the Democrats at least a 55 seat majority in the…
Torah perspective
A young soldier named Daniel Rashad would have turned twenty-three this week. He died at Nahal Oz on October 7, staying behind in a burning operations room so his comrades could get out. The sages teach that one who saves a single life is credited as though he saved an entire world. What Daniel did was not a calculation. It was the deepest instinct of a soul that knows it belongs to something larger than itself. The Torah calls this mesirat nefesh, self-sacrifice for another, and it is the highest rung a person can reach. His birthday now falls in Kislev, the month of light kindled in darkness. May his memory be a blessing.