A Bay Area blitz and bet

Florida trims the fringe

This edition covers Florida's primary election results, concerns regarding Trump-era Gaza diplomacy, a South Carolina candidate's debate gaffe, and a report on the politicization of higher education unions.

ADL-AEN report details higher ed unions being hijacked by anti-Israel activists

Dysfunctional union governance is leaving some Jewish faculty and graduate students marginalized and unrepresented by the labor organizations meant to advocate for them, a report released Wednesday by the Academic Engagement Network and the Anti-Defamation League documents.&nbsp; The report, “A Crisis of Representation: Antisemitism and Inclusion in Higher Education Unions,” highlights how activist factions have... <a href="">Read More</a>

Florida Democrats nominate DSA candidate for Senate race

Democratic Socialists of America-affiliated candidate Angie Nixon, a Florida state representative, won the Democratic primary for Florida’s Senate seat on Tuesday, scoring a major upset over the establishment-backed Alex Vindman. Vindman, who is Jewish and gained national attention as a whistleblower in President Donald Trump’s first term, brought in $16 million during the campaign while... <a href="">Read More</a>

Florida voters reject political extremes

Florida Democrats and Republicans fended off extreme challengers against pro-Israel incumbents in Tuesday night’s primaries, indicating that the state’s older, moderate and notably Jewish electorate was uniquely inhospitable towards the anti-Israel left and the antisemitic right. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) handily defeated socialist challenger Oliver Larkin by nearly a 2-to-1 margin (64-36%), while Rep. Debbie... <a href="">Read More</a>

Foreign policy experts wary of Trump administration’s Gaza diplomacy

A diplomatic push by Jared Kushner to revive the stalled Gaza peace plan was met with widespread skepticism from Middle East analysts, who warned that the envoy’s timeline for Hamas disarmament is unrealistic as the group continues to hide behind a smokescreen of diplomacy rather than follow through on its commitments. Following a series of... <a href="">Read More</a>