Democrats plan to boycott Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Muslim Brotherhood

Florida synagogue vandal shared Mamdani’s anti-Netanyahu video

A Florida man accused of hurling a brick through the front window of a Sarasota Chabad House shared New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s video labeling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” just days before the crime. Local police arrested 30-year-old Brayton Laschinger on July 31 and charged him with felony criminal mischief... <a href="">Read More</a>

Michigan brewery apologizes for hosting Stevens campaign event, citing her support for Israel

A Michigan cider brewery where Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) hosted a campaign event the night before the state’s Senate primary election issued a statement saying they regretted hosting the event, citing Stevens’ support for Israel. Pux Taphouse, which is located in Grand Rapids, said in an Instagram post on Monday that they did not know... <a href="">Read More</a>

DSA's Achilles' heel goes beyond antisemitism 

One of the unsettling realities that American Jews have been learning throughout this election cycle is that antisemitic behavior and virulently anti-Israel rhetoric has become so normalized that it doesn’t register all that much politically anymore.&nbsp; The early tell was discovering that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s involvement throughout his life in extreme anti-Israel... <a href="">Read More</a>

Interests, not values, drive U.S.-Israel alliance, Ron Dermer says 

Israel’s relationship with the U.S. depends on mutual interests, not shared values, Ron Dermer, Israel’s former minister of strategic affairs, said on Monday at the Israel on Campus Coalition’s conference in Washington.&nbsp; “The problem people have is they romanticize the U.S.-Israel relationship. People think the U.S. has always been a strategic ally from day one,”... <a href="">Read More</a>

High stakes in the Great Lakes

This briefing covers surging antisemitic hate crimes in New York, pivotal primary elections across the U.S., security aid challenges, and key developments in the U.S.-Israel diplomatic relationship.