AIPAC pulls plug on candidate endorsements

Jewish groups urge Treasury, State to clarify response to European settlement sanctions

A coalition of Jewish groups including the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, StandWithUs and the National Jewish Advocacy Center wrote letters to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging them to clarify their response to European governments’ new sanctions on businesses in territories they deem occupied by... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/high-line-publishing-launch-jewish-israeli-writers/">Read More</a>

Playing to the cameras in the West Bank

Two decades ago, Democratic candidates traveled to Jerusalem to meet with the Israeli prime minister and visit the country’s holiest sites. Now, they still travel to the Holy Land. But, this year, the destination is no longer Jerusalem’s Western Wall for the signature photo op — it is, more often, the West Bank or Tel... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/house-education-committee-investigation-antisemitism-philadelphia-berkeley/">Read More</a>

El-Sayed hires veteran political consultant Lenore Goldman as Jewish liaison

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed hired a veteran political consultant, Lenore Goldman, as a Jewish outreach director for his campaign. Goldman reportedly said she had joined the campaign in September, but the campaign has made no public announcement. Goldman, according to her LinkedIn and website, has consulted for various Michigan-based political efforts and causes... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/high-line-publishing-launch-jewish-israeli-writers/">Read More</a>

Robert Kraft’s Blue Square gala pulls in $32 million as NYC’s Waldorf glows blue

Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria was basking in blue light on Wednesday night as more than 800 guests gathered for the inaugural benefit gala of Robert Kraft’s Blue Square Alliance Against Hate. The sold-out event raised more than $32 million to combat antisemitism and discrimination, according to the organizers.&nbsp; The haul marks the largest amount the group... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/">Read More</a>

Rogers describes El-Sayed as a national security threat in final Michigan Senate debate

Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers described his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, as a national security threat in their second and final debate, while appealing to Jewish and other disaffected Democratic voters to support him. Overall, however, the debate was considerably more restrained and sedate than a previous debate two weeks ago. “If you are... <a href="">Read More</a>