U.S. sanctions Palestine Action, PFLP-linked group as global terrorists

Michigan AG Dana Nessel concerned El-Sayed ‘making excuses’ for domestic terrorism

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Jewish Democrat who has been outspoken against the rise of antisemitism in her party, raised concerns that Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, had not publicly withdrawn his equivocal comments responding to a violent attack in March on a synagogue in suburban Detroit. El-Sayed faced backlash for... <a href="">Read More</a>

Brandeis Center urges DOJ to investigate whether Northwestern is acting as foreign agent for Qatar

A leading Jewish civil rights group is urging Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department’s Foreign Agents Registration Act Unit to investigate whether Northwestern University’s longstanding ties to Qatar violate FARA, Jewish Insider has learned. In a letter sent to Blanche on Wednesday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law cited... <a href="">Read More</a>

Darline Graham, boosted by Trump backing, wins South Carolina Senate race

Boosted by an endorsement from President Donald Trump and a preelection rally from the state’s leading Republican figures, Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) survived a challenge from Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) to win the GOP nomination for her late brother’s Senate seat. “I continue to miss Lindsey every day, and there is still a big hole in my heart, but I know he’s looking down, very proud,” Graham said in her victory speech Tuesday night.&nbsp; Graham prevailed narrowly (52%-48%) despite facing serious questions about her experience and readiness for a full term in the Senate during the compressed campaign. She expressed ignorance... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/?p=138460">Read More</a>

More Democrats speak out against El-Sayed’s relationship with Hasan Piker

As more Democratic lawmakers join the chorus calling out influencer Hasan Piker over his comments that Jews’ support for Israel invites antisemitic violence, a growing number of moderate Democratic lawmakers said that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s efforts to distance himself from Piker, a campaign surrogate, haven’t gone far enough. “Hasan Piker’s recent ‘victim-blaming’ comments inciting... <a href="">Read More</a>

Shapiro's Israel stance plays well in Pennsylvania

This briefing covers critical geopolitical updates, including Strait of Hormuz security, regional diplomatic shifts in the Middle East, U.S. political developments, and recent incidents of antisemitism.