Battle of the buffer zones continues

Four new defendants charged in plot targeting Jewish groups, University of Michigan leaders

Federal prosecutors in Detroit charged four more people in an alleged campaign of intimidation against Jewish organizations, University of Michigan leaders and businesses perceived to have ties to Israel, bringing the total number of defendants in the case to 12.&nbsp; The latest defendants — Henry David MacKeen-Shapiro, 23; Aaron Hunter Vonbargen, 25; Joseph Mark Fisher, 23; and Srishti Tarana Sharma, 23 — are accused of participating in the campaign targeting the Jewish Federation of Detroit, university leadership, campus law enforcement personnel and several businesses. Two were arrested this week, while the other two remain at large.&nbsp; “From Pharaoh to Hitler to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Hasan Piker compares suburban Jewish voters to white supremacists in online rant

In a screaming rant on his livestream on Friday, antisemitic influencer Hasan Piker compared the heavily Jewish community of West Bloomfield in the Detroit suburbs to a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood, describing it as full of Jewish supremacists, prompting a condemnation of the comments — but not Piker himself — from Democratic Senate nominee Abdul... <a href="">Read More</a>

Zohran Mamdani shuts out press for meeting with Ro Khanna in NYC

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a closed-door meeting at Gracie Mansion on Friday with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), as the Silicon Valley congressman looks to build support among Israel critics ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. The meeting — which Mamdani’s team announced to the public only minutes before it began —... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/zohran-mamdani-shuts-out-press-for-meeting-with-ro-khanna-in-nyc/">Read More</a>

Haley Stevens conditions support for El-Sayed on his condemnation of antisemitic ads

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), in a lengthy statement on Friday morning, conditioned her support for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on his willingness to condemn an antisemitic ad from one of his allies blaming Israel for the price of groceries. The ad was produced by Cenk Uygur, an El-Sayed supporter and the uncle of... <a href="">Read More</a>

El-Sayed’s mob-backed PAC

This morning's brief explores the Manama Dialogue, the Granoff family's New York City Marathon journey, and shifting dynamics in the U.N. secretary-general race amid regional security tensions.