Hourly Roundup 19:00 Israel · 20 Oct 2026
Stories in this hour
- The View From a College Campus: When Jewish Grief Becomes PoliticalIllustrative: Demonstrators attend an anti-Israel protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas, in New York City, US, Oct. 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton On Oct. 5, 2026,…
- Algemeiner CEO: When Words Become WeaponsPro-Hamas demonstrators, many of whom are college students, in New York City on May 11, 2024. Photo: John Lamparski via Reuters Connect “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”…
- Winter decries 'ugly' campaign tactics after Netanyahu, Smotrich meet with Winter's rabbiWinter asserted that Israelis are fed up with Netanyahu and Smotrich's "ugly and unethical campaign" after the two visited Winter's rabbi in an attempt to force him to withdraw from the election
- 🎯 ELIMINATED: The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq, a Hamas terrorist who took part in the abduction of Shani Louk during the October 7 atrocities.Recently, and throughout the war, the terrorist advanced attacks against Israelis and operated to
- Thamer Muhammad Ibrahim al-Saba', a Nukhba operative in Hamas's military wing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on Monday. The IDF and Shin Bet said…Thamer Muhammad Ibrahim al-Saba', a Nukhba operative in Hamas's military wing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on Monday. The IDF and Shin Bet said he crossed into Israel on October…
- A Hamas terrorist who took part in abducting the body of Israeli hostage Shani Louk during the October 7 onslaught was killed in an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip yesterda…A Hamas terrorist who took part in abducting the body of Israeli hostage Shani Louk during the October 7 onslaught was killed in an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military and Shin…
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:"We are committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime; I discussed this with President Trump. Alongside this, the elimination of Hezbollah and peace with Lebanon will also come."
- Israeli President in Hungary for first high level talks since Orbán’s ousterBUDAPEST, Hungary — Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with his Hungarian counterpart and the country’s prime minister on Tuesday in the first high-level Israeli visit since the election defeat of longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.…
- University of North Carolina, US Justice Dept. reach settlement to end antisemitism probeThe inquiries spanned complaints involving discrimination, campus climate issues, and how the institution handled allegations of antisemitism.
- No, Israel did not ‘take the land’Recently, former President Barack Obama claimed that Israel “took the land” from the Palestinians and has “ceded moral ground” in its pursuit of security. These serious allegations demand a reckoning. I am sure that Obama…
- Benayahu Razi murder: Defense says evidence insufficient for murder charge against Tsarafi, HutaThe Public Defender’s Office said, however, that the court found sufficient preliminary evidence to support a charge of aiding and abetting murder in the case of Benayahu Razi's murder
- Pentagon deploys USS Theodore Roosevelt to Middle East as Trump weighs Iran strikes - reportNew US naval deployments to the Middle East could expand President Donald Trump's military options as his administration weighs additional strikes on Iran
Torah perspective
A Jewish student at Wisconsin tucked his Magen David into his shirt before approaching a protest table, then walked away without it restored. That small gesture carries the whole weight of the moment: grief that must be hidden to be safe, mourning that must be argued before it is permitted. The Torah's law of the mourner is precise. The one in grief is exempt from positive commandments, freed from obligation, because the soul needs room to sit with its loss. What happens when a community is denied even that room, when its dead must first be defended as worthy of tears? The Talmud records that God Himself mourns. We are permitted to as well, without first proving the legitimacy of our sorrow.