Daily Kickoff: Deni Avdija, the star of Jewish Heritage Night + Rand Paul takes heat

Rand Paul takes heat from pro-Israel groups for stalling Iron Dome funding A coalition of pro-Israel organizations sent a letter to Senate leadership on Tuesday taking aim at Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for blocking supplemental funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system and arguing that folding the funding into a larger package would „undermine Israel’s security,” Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod scooped yesterday.