Leading U.S. social work org comes out against efforts to expel Israel from international body

Darline Graham, boosted by Trump backing, wins South Carolina Senate race

Boosted by an endorsement from President Donald Trump and a preelection rally from the state’s leading Republican figures, Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) survived a challenge from Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) to win the GOP nomination for her late brother’s Senate seat. “I continue to miss Lindsey every day, and there is still a big hole in my heart, but I know he’s looking down, very proud,” Graham said in her victory speech Tuesday night.&nbsp; Graham prevailed narrowly (52%-48%) despite facing serious questions about her experience and readiness for a full term in the Senate during the compressed campaign. She expressed ignorance... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/?p=138460">Read More</a>

More Democrats speak out against El-Sayed’s relationship with Hasan Piker

As more Democratic lawmakers join the chorus calling out influencer Hasan Piker over his comments that Jews’ support for Israel invites antisemitic violence, a growing number of moderate Democratic lawmakers said that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s efforts to distance himself from Piker, a campaign surrogate, haven’t gone far enough. “Hasan Piker’s recent ‘victim-blaming’ comments inciting... <a href="">Read More</a>

Shapiro's Israel stance plays well in Pennsylvania

This briefing covers critical geopolitical updates, including Strait of Hormuz security, regional diplomatic shifts in the Middle East, U.S. political developments, and recent incidents of antisemitism.

El-Sayed doubles down on anti-Israel rhetoric amid Piker controversy

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, doubled down on his anti-Israel rhetoric on Tuesday — a day after he drew renewed scrutiny over his ongoing association with antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker. Speaking at a Dearborn church, El-Sayed declined to confirm if he hopes to win an endorsement from state Sen. Jeremy Moss, a Jewish Democratic... <a href="">Read More</a>

Moskowitz to take over as top Democrat on Middle East subcommittee

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was named on Tuesday as the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East Subcommittee, a move that places one of the House’s most outspoken Jewish pro-Israel Democrats in a key leadership role even as many in the party take a more skeptical stance toward the U.S.-Israel relationship. Moskowitz... <a href="">Read More</a>