Majority of U.S. Jews say they experienced antisemitism in the last year in new survey

A toll order in Doha

This briefing covers U.S.-Iran negotiations in Doha, Senate battleground polls, domestic political tensions regarding Israel and communism, and military developments including a Navy helicopter crash in the Arabian Sea.

Israeli Defense Ministry head urges Israelis to understand U.S. perspective amid MOU negotiations

The director general of Israel’s Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram, urged Israelis on Wednesday to understand Washington’s perspective as the U.S. and Israel negotiate the next memorandum of understanding, cautioning against judging American policy through a purely “provincial lens.” “What some in Israel perceive as weakness or folly, an apparent disregard for... <a href="">Read More</a>

Who won the U.S.-Iran war? Dubowitz, Sadjadpour, Ghattas debate

Top Middle East analysts — including the Carnegie Endowment’s Karim Sadjadpour, Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Mark Dubowitz — sounded sharply divided over whether the United States or Iran has emerged in a stronger strategic position following the recent U.S.-Iran conflict, yet shared a deeply critical view of the preliminary memorandum of understanding brokered between... <a href="">Read More</a>

Abdul-Hussain: My journey from anti-Israel to pro-Israel is a model for the Arab world

At a launch event for his book, The Arab Case for Israel, on Tuesday, writer and researcher Hussain Abdul-Hussain argued that the path to peace in the Middle East begins with Arabs reexamining long-held assumptions about Israel, drawing on his own transformation from believing anti-Israel propaganda to an advocate for the Jewish state.&nbsp; Speaking days... <a href="">Read More</a>

The socialist wave washes over Colorado

The Daily Kickoff explores rising far-left momentum in Colorado primaries, U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts in Doha, and deepening divisions within the Democratic Party regarding military aid and support for Israel.