Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Wednesday morning! The Washington Wizards celebrated “Jewish Heritage Night” at last night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Capital One Arena in D.C. Read more » »

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Monday morning! The U.S. State Department strongly condemned a Hamas terrorist attack that killed one Israeli and wounded four others in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday morning. “We offer our condolences to the victims and their families,” said a statement issued by department spokesperson Ned Price. Read more » »

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Tuesday morning! The Jewish Democratic Council of America’s political arm is launching a five-figure ad campaign in support of Shontel Brown, who is competing next Tuesday in Ohio’s hotly contested 11th Congressional District special election. Read more » »

Wilfredo Lee/AP A small, bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers has introduced the latest attempt to give Holocaust survivors new opportunities to recoup unpaid pre-Holocaust insurance policies, wading for the sixth time into a fiery, long-running debate among survivors, members of the Jewish community and insurance lobbyists. Read more » »

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Friday morning! For less-distracted weekend reading, browse this week’s edition of The Weekly Print, a curated print-friendly PDF featuring a selection of recent JI stories. Print the latest edition here. Read more » »

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would provide at least $235 million in aid to the Palestinians, reversing a decision by former President Donald Trump to halt U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority and organizations that provide services and support to Palestinians. Read more » »

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Monday morning! The Biden administration held its first call with Israel’s government over the weekend when National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabat on Saturday. Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Marie Newman (D-IL) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Sen. Read more » »

Earlier this month, the United Nations agency tasked with working with Palestinians said it mistakenly issued textbooks that call for jihad, or holy war, against Israel. Read more » »

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff 👋 Good Friday morning and happy National Bagel Day 🥯! Today, we’re launching a new podcast: Jewish Insider LLP (Limited Liability Podcast) is a new weekly podcast co-hosted by Rich Goldberg and Jarrod Bernstein. Read more » »

Subscribe now to the Daily Kickoff Good Tuesday morning! The finance and economy ministers of the United Arab Emirates, accompanied by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Mideast peace envoy Avi Berkowitz, arrived in Israel today to sign several bilateral agreements, marking the first official visit to Israel by a UAE government delegation. Read more » »