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Mamdani slammed for repealing antisemitism executive orders
The repeal of former Mayor Eric Adams’ executive orders included walking back NYC’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
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The repeal of former Mayor Eric Adams’ executive orders included walking back NYC’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
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Mamdani slammed for repealing antisemitism executive orders
The repeal of former Mayor Eric Adams’ executive orders included walking back NYC’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff called ‘a troubling indicator’
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January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Mamdani slammed for repealing antisemitism executive orders
The repeal of former Mayor Eric Adams’ executive orders included walking back NYC’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
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The repeal of former Mayor Eric Adams’ executive orders included walking back NYC’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
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Trump vows to ‘rescue’ Iranian protesters if regime attacks
The president said the U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iranian forces shoot at demonstrators amid nationwide protests
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The president said the U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iranian forces shoot at demonstrators amid nationwide protests
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Trump vows to ‘rescue’ Iranian protesters if regime attacks
The president said the U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iranian forces shoot at demonstrators amid nationwide protests
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January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Trump vows to ‘rescue’ Iranian protesters if regime attacks
The president said the U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iranian forces shoot at demonstrators amid nationwide protests
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The president said the U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ if Iranian forces shoot at demonstrators amid nationwide protests
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Chabad Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich thought he was the "only weirdo" following Jewish hockey players, until he started an X account for fellow aficionados.
The rabbi running a digital clubhouse for Jewish hockey fanatics
Chabad Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich thought he was the ‘only weirdo’ following Jewish hockey players, until he started an X account for fellow aficionados
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January 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Chabad Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich thought he was the "only weirdo" following Jewish hockey players, until he started an X account for fellow aficionados.
Recent Saudi moves across Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa — including a widening rift with the UAE and closer alignment with Qatar — are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh's regional posture.
Saudi Arabia pivots from moderation
Recent Saudi moves across Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa — including a widening rift with the UAE and closer alignment with Qatar — are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh's regional posture
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January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Recent Saudi moves across Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa — including a widening rift with the UAE and closer alignment with Qatar — are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh's regional posture.
With 3,900 followers, a nearly two-year-old account on Jewish hockey players run by Chabad Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich doesn’t have a huge audience.
But it does have a cult following. That’s where a story with tefillin comes in.
But it does have a cult following. That’s where a story with tefillin comes in.
The rabbi running a digital clubhouse for Jewish hockey fanatics
Chabad Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich thought he was the ‘only weirdo’ following Jewish hockey players, until he started an X account for fellow aficionados
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December 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
With 3,900 followers, a nearly two-year-old account on Jewish hockey players run by Chabad Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich doesn’t have a huge audience.
But it does have a cult following. That’s where a story with tefillin comes in.
But it does have a cult following. That’s where a story with tefillin comes in.
Going into 2026, Jewish community groups say their advocacy priorities remain largely consistent, with a focus across many of the major advocacy organizations on bolstering community security through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and tackling antisemitism online.
Security remains Jewish community’s top lobbying priority for 2026
Major Jewish advocacy organizations told JI that they will continue to push for issues including Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding and combating antisemitism online
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December 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Going into 2026, Jewish community groups say their advocacy priorities remain largely consistent, with a focus across many of the major advocacy organizations on bolstering community security through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and tackling antisemitism online.
Saudi Arabia is recalibrating its regional posture in ways that are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh’s role as a moderating force in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia pivots from moderation
Recent Saudi moves across Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa — including a widening rift with the UAE and closer alignment with Qatar — are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh's regional posture
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December 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Saudi Arabia is recalibrating its regional posture in ways that are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh’s role as a moderating force in the Middle East.
Qatari Education Minister Lolwah Al-Khater publicly mourned the death of Huthayfa Samir Abdullah Al-Kahlout, a senior Hamas military spokesman who served as the public face of the group’s media strategy during the war in Gaza...
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Qatar’s education minister mourns Hamas terrorist’s death
Lolwah Al-Khater has repeatedly praised Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar
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December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Qatari Education Minister Lolwah Al-Khater publicly mourned the death of Huthayfa Samir Abdullah Al-Kahlout, a senior Hamas military spokesman who served as the public face of the group’s media strategy during the war in Gaza...
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President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that he would support the U.S. or Israel launching another round of strikes against Iran if Tehran is attempting to rebuild its ballistic missile program or nuclear facilities.
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Trump vows additional strikes on Iran if it rebuilds ballistic missile or nuclear programs
Along with Netanyahu, the two leaders projected unity but highlighted disagreements on Turkey, Syria and the West Bank
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December 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that he would support the U.S. or Israel launching another round of strikes against Iran if Tehran is attempting to rebuild its ballistic missile program or nuclear facilities.
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has stirred unease across parts of the Arab and Muslim world, challenging regional power dynamics as Jerusalem moves first in a strategically sensitive corner of the Horn of Africa.
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Israel's Somaliland recognition rattles Qatar and other critics
Jerusalem’s recognition of Somaliland — strategically positioned across the Gulf of Aden from Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen — has left some regional governments on the defensive as Jerusalem moves first
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December 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has stirred unease across parts of the Arab and Muslim world, challenging regional power dynamics as Jerusalem moves first in a strategically sensitive corner of the Horn of Africa.
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Several of Roman Gofman’s current and former colleagues spoke to Jewish Insider about the new appointee on condition of anonymity.
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Netanyahu’s nominee to lead Mossad is his close advisor and an IDF general who fought the system
Roman Gofman’s supporters tout him as an Israeli patriot and Oct. 7 hero; his detractors say he’s unfamiliar with the agency
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December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Several of Roman Gofman’s current and former colleagues spoke to Jewish Insider about the new appointee on condition of anonymity.
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Kuwait revoked the citizenship earlier this month of Tareq Al-Suwaidan, a prominent Islamic cleric and media figure associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Experts who spoke to Jewish Insider suggested that the move was a sign that the country may be taking action on the Islamist movement.
Experts who spoke to Jewish Insider suggested that the move was a sign that the country may be taking action on the Islamist movement.
The significance of Kuwait revoking the citizenship of a prominent Muslim Brotherhood cleric
Experts told JI the move may indicate Kuwait is siding with moderate Gulf states in taking a harsher stance against the organization
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December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Kuwait revoked the citizenship earlier this month of Tareq Al-Suwaidan, a prominent Islamic cleric and media figure associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Experts who spoke to Jewish Insider suggested that the move was a sign that the country may be taking action on the Islamist movement.
Experts who spoke to Jewish Insider suggested that the move was a sign that the country may be taking action on the Islamist movement.
Experts warn that Trump’s push for stabilization is increasingly being challenged by the incorporation of jihadist-aligned figures into Syria’s emerging military and security apparatus.
Trump’s Syria strategy tested amid resurgence of ISIS in Damascus
An attack by ISIS forces on U.S. servicemembers earlier this month prompted U.S. airstrikes and an entry ban on Syrian nationals, despite Trump’s embrace of Syria President Ahmad al-Sharaa
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December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Experts warn that Trump’s push for stabilization is increasingly being challenged by the incorporation of jihadist-aligned figures into Syria’s emerging military and security apparatus.
Blaise Misztal raised concerns about the proposal’s objective to decrease the number of four-star generals and admirals who report directly to Hegseth, which would see CENTCOM’s command status downgraded and remove its four-star authority.
Blaise Misztal raised concerns about the proposal’s objective to decrease the number of four-star generals and admirals who report directly to Hegseth, which would see CENTCOM’s command status downgraded and remove its four-star authority.
Blaise Misztal raised concerns about the proposal’s objective to decrease the number of four-star generals and admirals who report directly to Hegseth, which would see CENTCOM’s command status downgraded and remove its four-star authority.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Blaise Misztal raised concerns about the proposal’s objective to decrease the number of four-star generals and admirals who report directly to Hegseth, which would see CENTCOM’s command status downgraded and remove its four-star authority.
Maj.-Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen said Roman Gofman’s background, as an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, is an advantage.
“He knows that America is not the whole world and there are other forces we need to talk to and understand in depth.”
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“He knows that America is not the whole world and there are other forces we need to talk to and understand in depth.”
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Netanyahu’s nominee to lead Mossad is his close advisor and an IDF general who fought the system
Roman Gofman’s supporters tout him as an Israeli patriot and Oct. 7 hero; his detractors say he’s unfamiliar with the agency
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December 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Maj.-Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen said Roman Gofman’s background, as an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, is an advantage.
“He knows that America is not the whole world and there are other forces we need to talk to and understand in depth.”
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“He knows that America is not the whole world and there are other forces we need to talk to and understand in depth.”
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Roman Gofman’s supporters tout him as an Israeli patriot and Oct. 7 hero. His detractors say he’s unfamiliar with the agency.
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Netanyahu’s nominee to lead Mossad is his close advisor and an IDF general who fought the system
Roman Gofman’s supporters tout him as an Israeli patriot and Oct. 7 hero; his detractors say he’s unfamiliar with the agency
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December 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Roman Gofman’s supporters tout him as an Israeli patriot and Oct. 7 hero. His detractors say he’s unfamiliar with the agency.
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“The ISIS attack that killed U.S. service members and a civilian should be a wakeup call that the terrorist group is still a threat, and will seize opportunities to reconstitute,” said Dana Stroul, director of research at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Trump’s Syria strategy tested amid resurgence of ISIS in Damascus
An attack by ISIS forces on U.S. servicemembers earlier this month prompted U.S. airstrikes and an entry ban on Syrian nationals, despite Trump’s embrace of Syria President Ahmad al-Sharaa
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December 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“The ISIS attack that killed U.S. service members and a civilian should be a wakeup call that the terrorist group is still a threat, and will seize opportunities to reconstitute,” said Dana Stroul, director of research at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Trump has taken an unusually open approach toward Damascus, seeking to usher in a new era of stability and regional integration.
But that strategy is beginning to face significant tests.
But that strategy is beginning to face significant tests.
Trump’s Syria strategy tested amid resurgence of ISIS in Damascus
An attack by ISIS forces on U.S. servicemembers earlier this month prompted U.S. airstrikes and an entry ban on Syrian nationals, despite Trump’s embrace of Syria President Ahmad al-Sharaa
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December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Trump has taken an unusually open approach toward Damascus, seeking to usher in a new era of stability and regional integration.
But that strategy is beginning to face significant tests.
But that strategy is beginning to face significant tests.
EXCLUSIVE | @blumenthal.senate.gov wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem pushing for additional information about Nonprofit Security Grant Program allocations, as well as criticizing the funding allocation proposed last week by Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Sen. Blumenthal presses Noem for security grant data, criticizes GOP funding proposal
The Connecticut senator said he was ‘struck by the severely heightened anxiety’ among local leaders about threats to places of worship
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December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
EXCLUSIVE | @blumenthal.senate.gov wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem pushing for additional information about Nonprofit Security Grant Program allocations, as well as criticizing the funding allocation proposed last week by Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Ian Hurd, a Northwestern University professor who supported the anti-Israel encampment on the campus, was tapped to join a new presidential search committee, the school announced last week.
His appointment to the search committee drew criticism from some of the school’s Jewish alumni.
His appointment to the search committee drew criticism from some of the school’s Jewish alumni.
Professor who backed encampment selected for role on Northwestern presidential search committee
Ian Hurd’s appointment to the search committee drew criticism from some of the school’s Jewish alumni
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December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Ian Hurd, a Northwestern University professor who supported the anti-Israel encampment on the campus, was tapped to join a new presidential search committee, the school announced last week.
His appointment to the search committee drew criticism from some of the school’s Jewish alumni.
His appointment to the search committee drew criticism from some of the school’s Jewish alumni.
Netanyahu’s announcement that his military secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, would become head of the Mossad, came as a surprise to the public.
However, for those who know Gofman, he was a natural choice.
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However, for those who know Gofman, he was a natural choice.
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
Netanyahu’s nominee to lead Mossad is his close advisor and an IDF general who fought the system
Roman Gofman’s supporters tout him as an Israeli patriot and Oct. 7 hero; his detractors say he’s unfamiliar with the agency
jewishinsider.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Netanyahu’s announcement that his military secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, would become head of the Mossad, came as a surprise to the public.
However, for those who know Gofman, he was a natural choice.
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
However, for those who know Gofman, he was a natural choice.
@lahavharkov.bsky.social reports:
Senior Pentagon officials are reportedly weighing a sweeping proposal to reorganize the U.S. military that would shift authorities and resources away from the Middle East, a move experts warn could undermine U.S.-Israel security cooperation and destabilize the region.
Pentagon plan to reorganize military could undermine U.S.-Israel security, experts warn
Shifting U.S. resources out of the Middle East could impact the U.S.’ ability to counter Iran and send allies towards Russia or China, JINSA’s Blaise Misztal said
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December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Senior Pentagon officials are reportedly weighing a sweeping proposal to reorganize the U.S. military that would shift authorities and resources away from the Middle East, a move experts warn could undermine U.S.-Israel security cooperation and destabilize the region.
Tim Chapman, the president of former Vice President Mike Pence’s think tank, said he expects his Advancing American Freedom organization to poach more staffers from the Heritage Foundation after announcing the hiring of 15 individuals from the embattled conservative organization.
Mike Pence’s think tank absorbs wave of Heritage departures
Advancing American Freedom hired 15 staffers from the Heritage Foundation, with its president predicting more defections
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December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tim Chapman, the president of former Vice President Mike Pence’s think tank, said he expects his Advancing American Freedom organization to poach more staffers from the Heritage Foundation after announcing the hiring of 15 individuals from the embattled conservative organization.
Several Trump appointees to the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are pushing for the ouster of Sen. Bernie Sanders, alleging that he has rarely attended meetings and that his accusations of genocide against Israel run directly counter to the museum’s mission.
Trump-appointed Holocaust Museum board members pushing to oust Bernie Sanders
The members say the Vermont senator hasn’t attended council meetings and that his rhetoric, accusing Israel of committing genocide, runs counter to the museum’s mission
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December 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Several Trump appointees to the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are pushing for the ouster of Sen. Bernie Sanders, alleging that he has rarely attended meetings and that his accusations of genocide against Israel run directly counter to the museum’s mission.
ANALYSIS | When Netanyahu meets with Trump next week, the Iranian threat will be at the top of the agenda.
That’s a sentence that could have been written countless times in the past – but this time was supposed to be different.
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That’s a sentence that could have been written countless times in the past – but this time was supposed to be different.
Read the full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
Six months after Iran war, Netanyahu to present Trump with military options
Netanyahu and his team are preparing to brief Trump on Israel's concerns that Iran is expanding its ballistic missile program
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December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ANALYSIS | When Netanyahu meets with Trump next week, the Iranian threat will be at the top of the agenda.
That’s a sentence that could have been written countless times in the past – but this time was supposed to be different.
Read the full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social:
That’s a sentence that could have been written countless times in the past – but this time was supposed to be different.
Read the full analysis by @lahavharkov.bsky.social: