Suozzi says he won't bend on Israel as Democratic colleagues shift

Fatema Al Harbi on joining Noa Tishby’s campus tour to combat extremism in the Middle East

Growing up in Bahrain, Fatema Al Harbi absorbed years of anti-Israel propaganda, but she says the mood in her home country has since shifted markedly, with ordinary citizens no longer seeing Israel as the Middle East’s foremost threat — a distinction they now assign to Iran.&nbsp; Now serving as Gulf affairs director for Sharaka, a... <a href="">Read More</a>

Supreme Court to hear case of man blocked from holding minyan in his home

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case this winter brought by a man whose hometown sought to block him from holding a minyan in his residence, a case that Jewish community advocates argue could have profound implications for religious Jews as well as those of other faiths. Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jewish man, sought to organize a weekly minyan on Saturdays in his home in University Heights, Ohio, because he lives far from any Orthodox synagogue and it was impractical for him to walk to services. But the city issued a cease-and-desist, including a threat of fines or prison... <a href="">Read More</a>

House passes Iran war powers resolution with record seven Republican supporters

The House approved a third war powers resolution aiming to force an end to the conflict with Iran late Tuesday, with a record seven Republicans voting in favor of the effort.&nbsp; Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) joined Reps. Tom Barrett (R-MI), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Thomas... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/mamdani-meeting-mike-waltz-un-general-assembly-netanyahu/">Read More</a>

Mamdani won’t say when he’ll release overdue plan to combat antisemitism

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team vowed that it would produce its long-promised plan to fight antisemitism in the five boroughs “soon” — but declined to provide any specifics about when it might actually come out or why his administration failed to meet its original Rosh Hashanah deadline. The mayor has repeatedly alluded to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Vance’s midterm advice? ‘Just talk about El-Sayed’

This briefing covers escalating tensions in the Middle East, military developments, political fallout from regional conflicts, and key updates on U.S. domestic policy, elections, and cultural controversies.