AIPAC’s limitations in a world of online activism

Rep. Randy Fine campaign sign vandalized with a swastika

A lawn sign for Rep. Randy Fine’s (R-FL) reelection campaign outside an early voting site in Flagler Beach, Fla., was spray-painted with a swastika over the weekend, local news outlets reported on Monday. Fine is one of the few Jewish Republicans in Congress and has been vocal about his Jewish identity and advocating for Israel... <a href="">Read More</a>

Rep. Joe Wilson praises Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan defense pact as Trump ‘achievement’

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Sunday praised the new mutual defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan as an accomplishment by President Donald Trump. “The mutual defense pact of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan is another achievement of [Trump] promoting stability, peace, and prosperity in the Middle East,” Wilson, a vocal supporter of Israel... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump returns Tehran’s invoice

This briefing covers geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran, diplomatic developments in Gaza and Syria, domestic political primary updates, and notable cultural news from the Jewish Insider.

DSA co-chair calls Oct. 7 attacks ‘largely inevitable,’ says she would have attended Oct. 8 rally

A national co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America said last week that she would have attended an anti-Israel rally in Times Square one day after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks had she been in New York City at the time, describing the terror group’s slaughter of more than 1,200 people across southern... <a href="">Read More</a>

‘Shabbat with training wheels’: Sabbath app offers a modern take on unplugging

A new app called Sabbath is selling an ancient pitch to a modern, phone-addicted crowd: lock technology away for one sacred day a week. The app, launched earlier this month by Dig Wells — the makers of the reading app Matter and the habit tracker Halo — is designed to help users unplug from sundown... <a href="">Read More</a>