Robert Kraft’s Blue Square gala pulls in $32 million as NYC’s Waldorf glows blue

El-Sayed hires veteran political consultant Lenore Goldman as Jewish liaison

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed hired a veteran political consultant, Lenore Goldman, as a Jewish outreach director for his campaign. Goldman reportedly said she had joined the campaign in September, but the campaign has made no public announcement. Goldman, according to her LinkedIn and website, has consulted for various Michigan-based political efforts and causes... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/high-line-publishing-launch-jewish-israeli-writers/">Read More</a>

Rogers describes El-Sayed as a national security threat in final Michigan Senate debate

Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers described his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, as a national security threat in their second and final debate, while appealing to Jewish and other disaffected Democratic voters to support him. Overall, however, the debate was considerably more restrained and sedate than a previous debate two weeks ago. “If you are... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/democrats-senate-wave-red-states-elections-trump/">Read More</a>

Jacob Frey, Betty McCollum join Minnesota Dem chorus condemning Piker event

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on Wednesday joined the chorus of Democrats speaking out against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and state Sen. Omar Fateh’s planned event in Minneapolis with Hasan Piker, set to take place next week. “We shouldn’t only condemn bigotry when it’s politically... <a href="">Read More</a>

Lander endorses settlement sanctions bill while on West Bank trip

New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander announced on a Zoom call with reporters on Wednesday that he would sign on to a new bill to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Speaking from a hotel in Beit Jala in the West Bank, where the Democrat traveled in a heavily promoted junket to participate in the local olive harvest, Lander told journalists that he had decided that, once he joins the next Congress, he would sign onto the Stop the Settlements Act, which Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced last month.&nbsp; The legislation would impose sanctions on anyone involved... <a href="">Read More</a>

Syria’s new textbooks demonize Jews, report finds

This briefing covers major developments in Middle East security, shifts in AIPAC's political strategy, international diplomatic tensions, and evolving academic narratives in the post-Assad Syrian education system.