Washington state’s Jewish Democrats fight for a place in a party they no longer recognize

AI, tech execs to attend White House state dinner for Xi Jinping

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell are among the tech and AI executives expected to attend the White House’s state dinner on Thursday night for Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to CNBC and a partial attendee list shared on Friday by the White House. The list... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2021/10/marc-stanley-presses-for-amia-bombing-accountability-during-senate-foreign-relations-hearing/">Read More</a>

Shaheen holding up $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has, like her House counterpart, placed a procedural hold on a $2.8 billion sale of bombs to Israel, a source familiar with the situation told Jewish Insider. Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced last... <a href="">Read More</a>

Somaliland president discusses expanded military cooperation with U.S. officials

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, the president of Somaliland, the pro-Western region that broke away from Somalia, discussed deepening partnerships with the U.S., including expanded U.S.-Somaliland military cooperation, during a visit last week to Washington, D.C. Israel was the first state to recognize Somaliland’s independence last year, more than three decades after the region declared independence, though... <a href="">Read More</a>

AJC plans ‘diplomatic marathon’ amid U.N. General Assembly in New York

This week’s upcoming United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York City will serve as the backdrop for a “diplomatic marathon” by the American Jewish Committee’s leadership to meet with representatives and leaders of more than 50 countries — a tradition the AJC has carried on for decades. On the agenda are a range of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Democratic nominee Chris Rabb photographed with Code Pink leader

Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, expected to be the next member of Congress representing Philadelphia, posed for a photo on Thursday with Medea Benjamin, a leader of the anti-American and pro-Iran group Code Pink. “It’s going to be so great having @ChrisRabb in Congress!!!,” Benjamin said alongside the photo shared on X. Benjamin and her... <a href="">Read More</a>