Hourly Roundup 22:00 Israel · 19 Oct 2026
Stories in this hour
- Bismuth warns Israel’s enemies may attack on Election Day as Knesset defense committee meets"Israel's enemies will attempt to attack on Election Day," Bismuth wrote in an X/Twitter post. "We are prepared."
- Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrestKhalil's lawyers argue that noncitizens must be able to challenge detention allegedly intended to punish constitutionally protected speech as his deportation case reaches the Supreme Court
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Egypt:"How do we make sure Egypt doesn't attack us? If they understand that the next time they attack, there will be no Sinai." "You saw Sisi come out on his own initiative and declare that…
- Israel’s election may hinge on whether Netanyahu’s opposition will accept Arab supportIsrael’s approaching election is developing into an extraordinary paradox: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government presided over the catastrophe of Oct. 7 and whose record since has been a succession of security failures, assaults on…
- Syria is concerned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could order military moves inside the country to gain ground in Israel's election campaign, a well-informed source in D…Syria is concerned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could order military moves inside the country to gain ground in Israel's election campaign, a well-informed source in Damascus told Kan News this evening. "The elections appear…
- Larry David kvetches about Democratic Socialists of America, takes aim at their antisemitismIn a new Air Mail essay, Larry David proposes relocating Israelis to a remote Pacific island and renaming Jews "the Bagel People" in a satire targeting the DSA
- IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announces a new round of senior appointments in the military.The list includes one new brigadier general and 36 new colonels, along with two brigadier generals and 24 colonels moving to new roles at the same rank. Five more senior
- Growing signs of an impending strike on IranOn Jan. 3, the members of the new U.S. House of Representatives will walk into their offices. By all signs, several dozen Democrats will move into offices vacated by Republicans routed in the fall. The…
- Poll: Arab parties reach record high of 15 Knesset seatsIn two polls published Monday evening, the Arab parties reached record levels of support, significantly increasing their political strength
- The Democrats gave us the Highest Inflation in History, and the Highest Prices to go with it and, as soon as l came into Office, they…The Democrats gave us the Highest Inflation in History, and the Highest Prices to go with it and, as soon as l came into Office, they started screaming, "AFFORDABILITY." They are the ones that created…
- A big WIN for Massapequa and DJT!NY plans to drop part of Native American logo ban in ‘huge victory’ for Massapequa:
Torah perspective
The defense committee chair's warning that enemies will strike on Election Day carries an old truth: the moment a people gathers to choose its direction is precisely when the other side tests its resolve. The Talmud notes that the evil inclination grows strongest against those ascending in holiness, and a nation renewing its sovereignty is ascending. Fear is not the response. Preparation is. The Torah's wars were won not by the largest army but by those who trusted that the battle is God's, while still sharpening every sword. Vigilance on a day of decision is itself an act of faith: we do the guarding, and we know Who guards us. The ballot and the watchtower belong to the same service.