Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson targets top Jewish Democratic donor amid rocky road to reelection

Fetterman: Haley Stevens holding El-Sayed accountable for his ‘fixation with Jewish money’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) accused Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of “going after” Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) for her attempts to hold him “accountable for his views on Israel and fixation with Jewish money.” The Pennsylvania senator made the comments to Jewish Insider amid the public dispute between El-Sayed and Stevens in the final... <a href="">Read More</a>

El-Sayed rejects Haley Stevens’ calls for apology over antisemitic ads

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Friday rejected an appeal from Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) for him to publicly condemn an antisemitic ad in support of his campaign, which Stevens had made a condition of appearing at a joint event on Sunday. Instead, El-Sayed attacked Stevens, his former Democratic primary opponent, days before the... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/authors/matthew-shea/">Read More</a>

Four new defendants charged in plot targeting Jewish groups, University of Michigan leaders

Federal prosecutors in Detroit charged four more people in an alleged campaign of intimidation against Jewish organizations, University of Michigan leaders and businesses perceived to have ties to Israel, bringing the total number of defendants in the case to 12.&nbsp; The latest defendants — Henry David MacKeen-Shapiro, 23; Aaron Hunter Vonbargen, 25; Joseph Mark Fisher, 23; and Srishti Tarana Sharma, 23 — are accused of participating in the campaign targeting the Jewish Federation of Detroit, university leadership, campus law enforcement personnel and several businesses. Two were arrested this week, while the other two remain at large.&nbsp; “From Pharaoh to Hitler to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Hasan Piker compares suburban Jewish voters to white supremacists in online rant

In a screaming rant on his livestream on Friday, antisemitic influencer Hasan Piker compared the heavily Jewish community of West Bloomfield in the Detroit suburbs to a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood, describing it as full of Jewish supremacists. Piker’s monologue led Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to condemn Piker’s comments as “inappropriate” without speaking out... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/turkey-uae-united-nations-secretary-general-position-washington/">Read More</a>

Zohran Mamdani shuts out press for meeting with Ro Khanna in NYC

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a closed-door meeting at Gracie Mansion on Friday with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), as the Silicon Valley congressman looks to build support among Israel critics ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. The meeting — which Mamdani’s team announced to the public only minutes before it began —... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/zohran-mamdani-shuts-out-press-for-meeting-with-ro-khanna-in-nyc/">Read More</a>