AI, tech execs to attend White House state dinner for Xi Jinping

Shaheen holding up $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has, like her House counterpart, placed a procedural hold on a $2.8 billion sale of bombs to Israel, a source familiar with the situation told Jewish Insider. Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced last... <a href="">Read More</a>

Somaliland president discusses expanded military cooperation with U.S. officials

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, the president of Somaliland, the pro-Western region that broke away from Somalia, discussed deepening partnerships with the U.S., including expanded U.S.-Somaliland military cooperation, during a visit last week to Washington, D.C. Israel was the first state to recognize Somaliland’s independence last year, more than three decades after the region declared independence, though... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2024/07/mark-esper-iran-threats-assassinations-trump-defense-jeh-johnson/">Read More</a>

AJC plans ‘diplomatic marathon’ amid U.N. General Assembly in New York

This week’s upcoming United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York City will serve as the backdrop for a “diplomatic marathon” by the American Jewish Committee’s leadership to meet with representatives and leaders of more than 50 countries — a tradition the AJC has carried on for decades. On the agenda are a range of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Democratic nominee Chris Rabb photographed with Code Pink leader

Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, expected to be the next member of Congress representing Philadelphia, posed for a photo on Thursday with Medea Benjamin, a leader of the anti-American and pro-Iran group Code Pink. “It’s going to be so great having @ChrisRabb in Congress!!!,” Benjamin said alongside the photo shared on X. Benjamin and her... <a href="">Read More</a>

Vance's Shabbos Shuva

This Daily Kickoff previews the upcoming U.N. General Assembly, security concerns in NYC, national defense briefings, and the launch of a new antisemitism policy institute at Emory University.