Crown Prince dinner draws capital A-listers

Mamdani's 'first-in-the-nation' antisemitism plan that isn't

This briefing covers NYC's new antisemitism plan, legal developments at Harvard, California's ethnicity legislation, and ongoing military updates regarding Middle East tensions and drone operations.

Mamdani promises ‘first-in-the-nation’ municipal plan to combat antisemitism

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani followed up his meeting with a group of rabbis earlier this week by touting a plan to battle antisemitism in the five boroughs — without committing to making changes in his rhetoric toward Israel that the group of Jewish religious leaders demanded. “I had a candid and productive conversation... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/mamdani-israel-rhetoric-uws-stabbing-netanyahu-arrest/nyc-mayor-mamdani-holds-news-conference-on-municipal-grocery-store-announcement/">Read More</a>

Woke 2.0 trades identity politics for Israel bashing

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), openly considering a presidential campaign in 2028, made waves over the weekend when she declared that “Woke 1.0 was crazy” in a nationally televised ABC News interview where she distanced herself from the most unpopular elements of the progressive movement.  Left unsaid during the conversation is what specific policies in the... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2025/05/kemps-decision-to-pass-on-senate-race-leaves-jewish-voters-up-for-grabs/">Read More</a>

Scouting America offers ‘safe space’ for Jewish campers to hold Shabbat services

Clad in khaki uniforms and merit badges, hundreds of scouts gathered on a Saturday morning for a sight that has become increasingly rare in America: a Jewish prayer service without security and where nobody felt the need to look over their shoulder.&nbsp;&nbsp; At a moment when Jewish students contemplating the upcoming school year are weighing... <a href="">Read More</a>

Nevada GOP candidate took max-out contribution from ‘Protocols’-promoting activist

David Flippo, the Republican nominee in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, accepted a max-out donation from Robert Beadles, a prominent local GOP donor and commentator who has repeatedly promoted the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and other antisemitic conspiracy theories. Flippo, a military veteran who is running in a district that strongly favors Republicans to... <a href="">Read More</a>