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

Houthi gains leave Saudi Arabia short on options and looking to Washington

Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis has revealed just how challenging it has become for the U.S. to deter the Iran‑backed terrorist group, former officials and regional experts say, as Houthi gains along the Red Sea raise alarms about global shipping and give Tehran fresh leverage.&nbsp; Analysts said that while Israel could help Riyadh... <a href="">Read More</a>

Kash Patel calls online-driven violence the top U.S. security threat, citing synagogue attacks

FBI Director Kash Patel said on Tuesday that he believes “the greatest single security threat” to the United States “is the perpetration of violence through the online space.”&nbsp; Patel made the comments after being asked by Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing what he sees as the top domestic security threat... <a href="">Read More</a>

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, an... <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>

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

At a time of rising anti-Israel and, in some cases, antisemitic sentiment in segments of the Democratic Party, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) said in an interview with Jewish Insider this week that he is not fazed by the pressure, to which some Democratic colleagues have caved. Suozzi, a moderate pro-Israel Democrat from Long Island, has... <a href="">Read More</a>