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First American lawmakers travel to post-Assad Syria to meet with new president

6 days ago | jewishinsider.com | Emily Jacobs

Two House Republicans are traveling to Syria for meetings with new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and other senior Syrian officials. Reps. Cory Mills (R-FL) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) are the first known American lawmakers to travel to the war-torn country and meet with al-Sharaa since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
Overseas Press Club slammed for anti-Israel bias in Washington Post's Gaza award

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Matthew Kassel

The Overseas Press Club is facing scrutiny over its decision to bestow a prestigious award to The Washington Post that recognizes its reporting on the Israel-Hamas war, even as the paper has drawn criticism for major factual errors and accusations of institutional bias related to its handling of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Police report: Arson attack against Gov. Shapiro motivated by anti-Israel animus

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Gabby Deutch

The man accused of setting fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg, Pa., hours after Gov. Josh Shapiro hosted a Passover Seder there for family and friends did so to protest Shapiro’s stance toward the Palestinians, according to a police search warrant. Cody Balmer, the suspect, allegedly threw homemade explosives into the mansion in the middle of the night, igniting a fire that caused severe damage to the home.
Witkoff sends mixed messages on Iranian nuclear enrichment

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Marc Rod

The Trump administration’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is leading U.S. nuclear talks with Iran, again suggested on Monday that the U.S. is willing to allow Iran to maintain some level of nuclear enrichment, as it did during the original 2015 nuclear deal. But Witkoff appeared to walk back those remarks on Tuesday, saying that the U.S. is demanding that Iran eliminate its enrichment and weaponization programs.
Tenney, Moskowitz reintroduce federal anti-BDS legislation

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Marc Rod

Reps. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) are set to reintroduce legislation on Wednesday that would bar federal agencies from contracting with companies engaged in boycotts of Israel. The Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act would require federal contractors entering into new contracts with the federal government to certify that they are not engaged in a boycott of Israel. It is modeled on legislation and executive orders in place in nearly 40 states.
Gottheimer, Sherrill respond to Hamas claims it lost contact with Edan Alexander’s captors

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Marc Rod

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) responded on Monday to claims by a Hamas spokesperson that the terror group had lost contact with the group holding Edan Alexander, an American citizen from New Jersey, hostage inside Gaza. The Hamas spokesperson claimed that it had lost contact with Alexander’s captors following an Israeli airstrike.
Leading voices against antisemitism at Harvard decry Trump’s overreach, but urge reforms

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Gabby Deutch

Jewish faculty, alumni and students at Harvard — including some who have been outspoken against Harvard’s handling of antisemitism over the past year and a half — are watching with concern as the White House targets the Ivy League institution and the university prepares to battle with the Trump administration.
Sen. John Cornyn fighting to fend off insurgent primary challenge from Texas AG

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Emily Jacobs

The decision by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the state’s GOP primary is not only setting up a blockbuster contest between two Texas heavyweights, but is testing what it means to be a conservative Republican at a time when the party’s principles and values are rapidly shifting.
Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia's anti-Israel protest 'ringleader'

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Matthew Kassel

The arrest on Monday of a Palestinian student at Columbia University who helped organize campus anti-Israel demonstrations was the latest front in the Trump administration’s closely scrutinized crackdown on foreign activists who have expressed sympathy for Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups.
Witkoff indicates U.S. is open to letting Iran keep its nuclear program

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Marc Rod

Steve Witkoff, the Trump administration’s Middle East envoy, suggested in an interview with The Wall Street Journalthat the Trump administration may be open to compromises that would allow Iran to keep its nuclear program, ahead of talks set to begin this weekend.