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

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="https://jewishinsider.com/2021/10/officials-from-israel-six-arab-countries-hold-first-multilateral-meeting-of-its-kind/">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>

Lawmakers call for Congress to mandate creation of Pentagon hate symbols policy

Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) wrote to the leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees on Thursday to urge them to ensure that a provision mandating the creation of a Department of Defense-wide policy on hate symbols remains in the final version of the 2027... <a href="">Read More</a>

Republicans squabble over pro-Israel provision in NDAA

A provision in the draft 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that aims to coordinate and enhance cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli militaries has proven to be a significant source of controversy among Democrats, with even some senior lawmakers who defended the provision on its merits flipping against it under pressure. And, as Congress will... <a href="">Read More</a>

Michigan Hillel’s break with Israel advocacy groups raises questions about where it stands

University of Michigan Hillel is ending its formal affiliations with student groups and national organizations engaged in Israel advocacy, lobbying or political organizing, while insisting that the policy does not represent a retreat from its support for Israel. The policy, announced by interim Executive Director Cindy Hughey in a message to students at the start... <a href="">Read More</a>