Netanyahu does damage control after saying Israel to be like ‘super-Sparta,’ ‘autarky’

Mamdani refuses to engage with calls to tone down Israel rhetoric after UWS stabbing

Days after an alleged hate crime against a Jewish person in Manhattan, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani refused to engage with suggestions from various corners that he deescalate his rhetoric around Israel — or speak to why he continued publicly toying with arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu well after attorneys told him he... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/abdul-el-sayed-calls-israel-a-rogue-state/">Read More</a>

Qatar’s emir publicizes his meeting with a group of rabbis in Doha

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted a group of rabbis on Monday at Lusail Palace in Doha. Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, led the delegation along with his son, Rabbi Eliyahu Chitrik, who organizes Jewish communal programming in Qatar. They were joined by Rabbi Yehuda... <a href="">Read More</a>

Bibi heads to DC as Iran strikes paused

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DMFI pauses endorsements of nine House Democrats who voted against aid to Israel

DMFI PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel’s political arm, is pausing its endorsements of nine Democratic House members who voted this month to end all U.S. aid to Israel, underscoring the depth of its frustration even as the group also seeks to preserve relationships with lawmakers it had championed. In a new letter that the group... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/daily-kickoff-new-maine-character-similar-script/">Read More</a>

Jewish leaders worried about Michigan’s prime position on Dems’ 2028 calendar

The selection of Michigan as an early Democratic primary state in the 2028 presidential nominating contest, approved on Friday by a panel of the Democratic National Committee, is prompting some concerns among Jewish and pro-Israel activists who fear the party’s sharp divisions over Israel and its recent controversies over antisemitism could create a volatile political... <a href="">Read More</a>