Foxx, Gottheimer aim to restrict federal funding to colleges that boycott Israel

Three-way fray in LA

Today's Kickoff explores the Los Angeles mayoral primary, New York's Israel Day parade, and Josh Gottheimer's UAE visit, while analyzing rising radicalism in upcoming Democratic congressional primaries across the nation.

Gottheimer meets with top officials in UAE

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) visited the United Arab Emirates in his capacity as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence last week, meeting with National Security Advisor Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The trip included discussions on the war in Iran, regional security, artificial... <a href="">Read More</a>

Anti-Israel super PAC’s funding bolstered by GOP-linked donors

A recently launched super PAC positioning itself as a progressive counterweight to AIPAC’s involvement in Democratic primary elections has accepted financial contributions from a number of individuals who have also donated to Republicans, campaign filings show. The financial support for American Priorities PAC, created in February, has come even as AIPAC and its super PAC... <a href="">Read More</a>

Wide-open Los Angeles mayoral race could hinge on support from Jewish voters

In the closing weeks of the Los Angeles mayoral primary, the two candidates challenging incumbent Mayor Karen Bass — from both the left and the right — had a lot to say on areas of interest to Jewish Angelenos, which was particularly notable in a race in which those issues have, for much of the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Israel Day parade marked by celebratory crowd and large police presence

As an estimated 50,000 New Yorkers stretched along Fifth Avenue waving Israeli and American flags and Hebrew music echoed through the streets, this year’s annual “Israel Day on Fifth” parade carried a palpable sense of relief. For the first time since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks, attendees could swap out their hostage pins and... <a href="">Read More</a>