ADL finds more than 20% of Mamdani transition team appointees have extremist backgrounds

Auto union votes to divest from Israel at annual convention

Delegates at the United Auto Workers convention in Detroit voted on Thursday to divest from Israel Bonds, citing the war in Gaza.&nbsp; One of the largest unions in the country, the UAW previously held an estimated $400,000 to $700,000 in Israel Bonds and securities, according to the Detroit Free Press. It has not been disclosed... <a href="">Read More</a>

Vance goes Barack to the future

Jewish Insider's Daily Kickoff explores tensions over the U.S.-Iran memorandum, Hezbollah attacks, JD Vance's rhetoric, and the potential merger of State Department antisemitism and Holocaust affairs offices.

Bipartisan House resolution demands Hezbollah disarm, pushes back on Iran's role in Lebanon

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) have been circulating a resolution among lawmakers condemning Hezbollah for its “repeated violations of ceasefire agreements” through its attacks against Israel and calling for the terrorist group to be disarmed, Jewish Insider has learned. The resolution calls on the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Energy Department formalizes Eastern Mediterranean alliance with Israel, Cyprus and Greece at Houston hub

The Department of Energy is leaning on Israel’s offshore gas resources and cybersecurity prowess to help an emerging Eastern Mediterranean energy alliance, with officials telling Jewish Insider that Israeli participation uniquely “strengthens” the newly formed coalition. Earlier this month, the U.S., Cyprus, Greece and Israel formalized the partnership, announcing the establishment of the Eastern Mediterranean... <a href="">Read More</a>

The Iran agreement ends Trump’s honeymoon with Israel

The long love affair between Israelis and President Donald Trump, on the rocks over the last few weeks as the U.S. and Iran hammered out an end to the war, appears to be over, with humiliations mounting for Jerusalem. “I call all the shots,” not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said earlier this month.... <a href="">Read More</a>