Van Hollen accuses AIPAC of ‘trying to buy’ congressional seat in Hoyer succession race

Bibi, bombs and f-bombs

Jewish Insider covers Trump’s tense call with Netanyahu, New Jersey primary results, shifting U.S.-Israel aid dynamics, and bipartisan efforts to coordinate Middle East air defenses amidst rising global tensions.

Senate lawmakers introduce bill to establish coordinated Middle East air-defense acquisitions

Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and James Lankford (R-OK) are set to introduce a bill on Thursday directing the Pentagon to develop a coordinated air- and missile-defense acquisition strategy with Israel, Abraham Accords members and other Middle East allies. The Optimizing Acquisition Strategies for Integrated Security (OASIS) in the Middle... <a href="">Read More</a>

It's complicated: Trump and Netanyahu's relationship status

It’s a strange moment when the leader of the free world explains to a reporter why he cursed out the prime minister of a major ally. But we live in an increasingly strange moment, one in which President Donald Trump confirmed to the New York Post this week that he had indeed called Israeli Prime... <a href="">Read More</a>

Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, establish joint security zones

Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to extend their ceasefire — which in practice has been tenuous — on the condition that Hezbollah disarms and withdraws from Israel’s northern border, and to jointly establish “pilot zones” where the Lebanese Armed Forces “will take exclusive control of the territory.” The parties, together with the U.S., announced the... <a href="">Read More</a>

UDP faces questions from N.J. Jewish leaders why it stayed on sidelines against Hamawy

Adam Hamawy’s victory on Tuesday in a closely watched congressional primary in New Jersey, which elevated an outspoken critic of Israel whose past ties to a convicted terrorist had drawn scrutiny during the campaign, is raising questions over why the far-left Democrat did not face outside opposition from the pro-Israel group AIPAC or its well-funded... <a href="">Read More</a>