Will Vance’s RJC comments stay in Vegas?

Met cancels planned Galliano tribute exhibit amid backlash over his antisemitic history

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and British designer John Galliano announced Monday that they are canceling a planned exhibit honoring Galliano’s work, citing public outcry over his past conviction for antisemitic remarks. The disgraced fashion powerhouse — who was convicted of a hate crime in 2011 and fired from Dior after a video surfaced of... <a href="">Read More</a>

Brandeis Center presses Education Department over repeated delay in foreign funding reports

The Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law urged the Department of Education on Monday to promptly release a long-delayed report on sources of foreign funding to American colleges and universities. The records were set to be published last week under Sec. 117 of the Higher Education Act, but were delayed for the fourth time... <a href="">Read More</a>

Vance faces key test at Republican Jewish Coalition summit

LAS VEGAS — The Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership summit kicked off in the blazing heat of Las Vegas on Sunday, with a series of speeches by pro-Israel House members and Senate candidates, including Georgia GOP Senate nominee Mike Collins, North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley and senior GOP lawmakers including Reps. Jim Jordan... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2023/03/daily-kickoff-gop-reacts-to-ron-desantis-on-ukraine/">Read More</a>

Rep. Mike Collins calls former staffers' antisemitic views 'abhorrent,' offers no vetting changes

LAS VEGAS — Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) on Sunday disavowed the antisemitic views and white nationalist affiliations of several former staffers and said that he understands why Jewish voters are concerned, but also suggested there was little he could have done to identify those red flags in the hiring process. Collins, the GOP nominee for... <a href="">Read More</a>

As Brian Poindexter surges against Miller in Ohio, his Israel stance remains unclear

Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker running for a Republican-leaning House seat in the Cleveland area, has emerged on the national stage as he seeks to oust embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), who is confronting a series of damaging scandals over his personal life that have raised hopes of a Democratic upset in the November election.... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/what-we-are-watching/">Read More</a>