Zohran Mamdani moderates on policy — but not on Israel

Stop asking me about Hasan Piker, Rep. Debbie Dingell says at El-Sayed rally

Speaking at a rally for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) brushed aside criticisms of El-Sayed’s relationship with antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker and said she wants to stop talking about Piker altogether. The streamer has faced a torrent of criticism, including from top Democratic leaders, in recent days after making... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/elections/ak-s/">Read More</a>

Nessel worries El-Sayed making 'excuses' for terrorism

This briefing covers critical developments in Middle East policy, Iranian relations, domestic political controversies, and upcoming geopolitical agendas affecting U.S. and international security.

Senate Democrats call on Netanyahu to crack down on West Bank settler violence

Nearly all Senate Democrats wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urging him to take action against settler violence in the West Bank and investigate the deaths of nine American citizens killed in the area in recent years. The letter, led by Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ),... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/jinsa-calls-for-change-in-u-s-israel-military-alliance/">Read More</a>

Michigan AG Dana Nessel concerned El-Sayed ‘making excuses’ for domestic terrorism

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Jewish Democrat who has been outspoken against the rise of antisemitism in her party, raised concerns that Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, had not publicly withdrawn his equivocal comments responding to a violent attack in March on a synagogue in suburban Detroit. El-Sayed faced backlash for... <a href="">Read More</a>

U.S. sanctions Palestine Action, PFLP-linked group as global terrorists

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned several far-left organizations on Wednesday, including the U.K.-based Palestine Action and transnational group Masar Badil, which is linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,. Palestine Action was founded in 2020 with the stated goal of “ending global participation in Israel’s genocidal and apartheid... <a href="">Read More</a>