Another Maine Democrat takes page from Platner playbook

Trump defends Netanyahu from Oct. 7 criticism

President Donald Trump defended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week against reports that he ignored warnings from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates about the possibility of a Hamas attack in the weeks prior to Oct. 7, 2023, while declining to say whether Israelis should give Netanyahu another term. Trump made the comments in... <a href="">Read More</a>

Reps. Gottheimer, LaHood visit Lebanon, meet President Aoun

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) visited Lebanon this week under the auspices of the House Intelligence Committee for discussions with the Lebanese government on countering Hezbollah and negotiations with Israel. Gottheimer has previously pressured the Lebanese government to follow through on disarming Hezbollah, accusing it of having failed to take serious steps... <a href="">Read More</a>

Nithya Raman snubs Jewish voters in hotly contested Los Angeles mayoral race

Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist mounting a formidable bid to unseat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass next month, faced a particularly hostile crowd on Tuesday night at a Jewish community candidate forum, where the city councilwoman fielded several tough questions about Israel. Her answers drew audible groans from the audience members at the Skirball Center... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/09/ahmad-al-sharaa-israel-diplomacy-trump-troops-lebanon/">Read More</a>

Elisha Wiesel: U.S. Holocaust Museum has ‘unique responsibility’ to counter genocide claims against Israel

Elisha Wiesel urged the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday to speak up against what he called the false accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, arguing that the institution his father helped create has a “unique responsibility” to address the issue. Wiesel, the son of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie... <a href="">Read More</a>

House Democrats introduce sanctions bill targeting settlement expansion

A group of more than 40 House Democrats introduced the Stop the Settlements Act on Wednesday, which would place sanctions on anyone involved in further settlement expansion in the West Bank or Gaza and ban imports from Israeli settlements. The bill is another signal of a significant appetite among congressional Democrats to take a hard... <a href="">Read More</a>