Colorado senators introduce bill to expand federal security grant program

JCPA urges candidates in both parties to reject antisemitism ahead of midterms

The Jewish Council for Public Affairs called on Democratic and Republican candidates on Thursday to reject antisemitism and political violence, including within their own political coalitions, ahead of November’s midterm elections, warning that conspiracy theories about Jewish influence and efforts to exclude Jews from public life have become increasingly normalized. In an open letter, the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump rules out pre-midterm Iran strikes

This briefing covers diverse developments including Iran-U.S. tensions, political controversies in New York and Michigan, defense manufacturing milestones, and international airshow diplomacy involving Israel and Morocco.

Mamdani brushes off pro-Hamas heckling at Oct. 7 vigil

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday shrugged off the protest — which featured jeers of “traitor” at the democratic socialist leader, and chants of “long live Hamas” — that sought to drown out an event he attended the night prior memorializing the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. The mayor, who... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/pro-israel-democrats-blast-mamdani-oct-7-statement/">Read More</a>

Jewish preschool educators forced to condemn Israel to attend Reggio Emilia conference

A planned study trip to Italy for some 100 Jewish early childhood educators from the U.S. and Israel was canceled after participants were required to sign a statement condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza, prompting organizers to conclude that the trip’s political litmus test made such a trip untenable.&nbsp; The educators — members of the U.S.-based... <a href="">Read More</a>

NatCon speakers mark Oct. 7 by telling the Jews to stop complaining about antisemitism

Several speakers at the right-wing National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem said on Wednesday that Jews complain too much about antisemitism — on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, which were followed by a sharp increase in hate crimes against Jews around the world.&nbsp; NatCon, as the conference spearheaded by right-wing Israeli American intellectual Yoram Hazony is known, was held in Israel for the first time this week. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, whose defense of far-right commentator Tucker Carlson sparked a firestorm at his think tank last year, opened the conference on Tuesday with a speech... <a href="">Read More</a>