Trump confirms U.S., Iran to meet in Qatar after weekend strikes

Crossed wires in Doha

This briefing covers deescalating U.S.-Iran tensions, upcoming Colorado primaries, and internal friction regarding Israeli security strategy, alongside updates on key Senate races and shifts in Democratic party leadership endorsements.

Susie Wiles emerges as skeptic of Iran attacks in new book

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington in early February 2025 with a pitch for President Donald Trump: to join Israel in a future campaign to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites. Trump did not agree at the time, though he eventually came around to the idea. Two powerful White House figures were particularly skeptical of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Committee to Protect Journalists audits list of slain Gaza reporters after terror groups claim some as their own

The Committee to Protect Journalists announced it will conduct a review of its database of members of the media killed during the Israel-Hamas war, after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad published obituaries that identified individuals CPJ listed as journalists as members of the terrorist groups. “CPJ has always been clear that we do not include... <a href="">Read More</a>

Yair Rosenberg joins The New York Times

Yair Rosenberg, a longtime journalist and commentator on American Jewry, is joining The New York Times as a reporter covering Jewish American life, the Times announced on Monday.&nbsp; Rosenberg joins the Times following 15 years covering Jewish life, antisemitism and the intersection of politics and religion, including writing for Tablet Magazine and authoring The Atlantic’s... <a href="">Read More</a>

'Violence will be met with violence'

Jewish Insider reports on Colorado's high-stakes primaries, escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, and shifting political dynamics regarding Israeli defense cooperation and campus protest regulations in California.