Democrat sees chance to flip red seat in Texas race against Brandon Herrera

State Department to hold Oct. 7 commemoration event on Wednesday

A State Department event honoring the 46 Americans killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks in Israel is set to take place on Wednesday. The event was previously scheduled for late September, but was postponed two days before it was set to take place. It is being planned in cooperation with the American Jewish... <a href="">Read More</a>

Lankford says Middle East is eyeing Michigan

This Daily Kickoff explores critical Israeli electoral dynamics, rising antisemitism in the U.S., Trump administration policies, and various global diplomatic developments affecting the Jewish community.

Could these two small parties be Israel’s kingmakers?

With the electoral blocs led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot running neck-and-neck in the polls only two weeks before the Israeli election, a few very small parties hovering around the electoral threshold could end up tipping the scales in favor of the prime minister or his main... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2023/09/elon-musk-benjamin-netanyahu-antisemitism-silicon-valley/">Read More</a>

Paxton senior advisor endorsed antisemitic slur on social media

Michelle Smith, a senior advisor in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, endorsed an antisemitic claim about a GOP operative in the state in a post on X last year. Smith, who has served as a senior advisor to Paxton since December 2020 and is not employed by Paxton’s Senate campaign, wrote in a June... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/10/michigan-debate-abdul-el-sayed-jewish-community-mike-rogers/">Read More</a>

Trump WH sends mixed signals over response to European sanctions against Israeli settlements

The assistant attorney general for civil rights, Harmeet Dhillon, warned last week that countries participating in boycotts of Israel could face U.S. retaliation, raising the prospect of sanctions against Britain and other European governments.  But Washington still has yet to clarify its policy, and it remains unclear whether the Trump administration plans to move forward... <a href="">Read More</a>