Democratic pollster, Israel advocate Mark Mellman dies

Three years, familiar fears on 10/7 anniversary

As the world marks the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks, Jewish Insider examines Israel's evolving security landscape, stories of former hostages, and impacts on college campuses.

Maryland GOP gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox says he disagrees with son's antisemitic posts

Maryland Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox responded on Tuesday night to a Jewish Insider report exposing his son’s past antisemitic social media posts, calling the story a “travesty” and accusing Democrats of pushing the issue into the campaign while stating he “absolutely” disagrees with his son’s views. Cox, who served in the Maryland House of... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/department-of-education-foreign-funding-colleges-universities/">Read More</a>

From Oct. 7 to FlyDubai, ordinary Israelis keep filling the gaps left by the government

This year, three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror attacks, Israelis are marking the first anniversary in which no hostages remain in Gaza. Daily life has shifted to a new phase: one in which fewer reservists are being called up, Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square sits quiet on Saturday nights and Israelis tuning into the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Attendee at El-Sayed fundraiser bragged about beating up pro-Israel demonstrator

An attendee at a New York City fundraiser for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday night told a fellow attendee that beating up a pro-Israel demonstrator outside the rally was “cathartic” and “the next best thing” to being able to punch an Israeli. According to video of the incident posted on social media by both men involved, the two mutually agreed to fight and that they would not report the incident to the police. The El-Sayed supporter, an anti-Israel Jewish actor and activist named Jacob Berger, then bragged about the incident to a fellow attendee at the El-Sayed event,... <a href="">Read More</a>

The freshmen on Oct. 7, 2023, who became Jewish leaders in the terror attacks’ aftermath

Seven months after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, Erica Ho stood beneath a Chabad tent on Harvard’s campus and became a bat mitzvah on her 20th birthday. Growing up in Albuquerque, N.M., with a Chinese father and Jewish mother, Ho lived miles away from the nearest synagogue and felt disconnected from the local... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/09/vulnerable-republican-candidates-urge-end-iran-war/">Read More</a>