Sen. Roger Marshall: Iran needs to ‘be able to defend themselves’

Nonprofit groups requested more than $1.3 billion in security aid in 2025, five times the amount available

Nonprofit groups, including religious institutions, requested more than $1.3 billion in funding from the Nonprofit Security Grant Program in 2025, around five times the $266 million that was ultimately available, a Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson told Jewish Insider. In total, more than 8,000 institutions applied for funding, and around 1,600 — roughly 20% —... <a href="">Read More</a>

Iranian regime ‘won’t make it’ to the end of Trump’s term, former NSC official predicts

ASPEN, Colo. — Robert Greenway, who led the Middle East and North Africa portfolio on the National Security Council during President Donald Trump’s first administration, predicted to Jewish Insider in an interview last month that the Iranian regime would not “make it” to the end of Trump’s time in office. Greenway’s comments came amid the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Anti-Jewish hate crimes on the rise under Mamdani, NYPD stats show

Hate crimes — particularly against Jews — have spiked in New York City during the first seven months of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, new data from the NYPD shows. The police department’s July statistics show general declines thus far in 2026 shootings and murders, and even in hate crimes against certain ethnic groups. But bias... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/about/">Read More</a>

Hamas disarmament deal meets inauspicious start

This briefing explores high-stakes geopolitical tensions with Iran, diplomatic shifts in Israel, Education Department initiatives on campus values, and pivotal upcoming Democratic primary elections.

Trump official and Brookings scholar clash over campus antisemitism crackdown

A senior Trump administration official and a journalist clashed during a Monday debate over whether the White House’s crackdown on campus antisemitism protects or threatens America’s liberal norms.&nbsp;&nbsp; The debate — sponsored by SAPIR and held at the Israel on Campus Coalition’s National Leadership Summit in Washington — featured Noah Pollak, a senior advisor at... <a href="">Read More</a>