El-Sayed avoids acknowledging Iranian protester deaths, condemns Iran war instead

Netanyahu's New York minute

This Daily Kickoff explores Benjamin Netanyahu's U.N. address amidst security concerns, political tensions regarding Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and warnings about rising antisemitism among younger Christians.

Attack on Ambassador Leiter's son casts pall over Netanyahu's abbreviated UNGA visit

For a few hours, Israel’s deeply polarized political arena, just a month before the elections, found rare unity. It came following the news that Neria Leiter, son of Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, was critically injured in a car-ramming terror attack in the West Bank. Neria chose to continue his reserve duty, including... <a href="">Read More</a>

Cruz warns Christian leaders are ‘asleep' on antisemitism among youth

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned on Wednesday that Christian leaders are “asleep” and failing to recognize the degree to which antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment have spread among Christian youth.&nbsp; The Texas senator made the comments while accepting the leadership award at the American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) annual Lamplighter Awards in Washington. Cruz voiced concern... <a href="">Read More</a>

State Department plans memorial for American victims of Oct. 7 attack

The State Department is planning a memorial ceremony for American victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, currently scheduled for Sept. 30. The event is being planned in collaboration with the American Jewish Committee, which is helping to bring families of the victims to Washington to attend the ceremony in Foggy Bottom,... <a href="">Read More</a>

Congressional Jewish Caucus opposes proposal to combine State Dept. Holocaust, antisemitism offices

Nineteen Jewish House Democrats, writing under the auspices of the Congressional Jewish Caucus, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday opposing a reported plan to merge the offices of the State Department’s special envoy for Holocaust issues (SEHI) and special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism (SEAS). Longtime Holocaust envoy Ellen... <a href="">Read More</a>