Jewish Insider is reflecting on all that has changed since Oct. 7 by examining five key areas that have been utterly transformed: American politics, the U.S.-Israel relationship, higher education, Jewish advocacy and Israel’s relations with the world. https://t.co/mWUR8DYZmz

"Swati and I and our team literally spent the whole day giving food, potatoes and eggs to the women, and there were lots of children as well. And I must say, everyone was just so grateful." @melissaeweiss's full interview with Mandela's granddaughters: https://t.co/Fylu45lUG3

ANALYSIS | In the coming year, it will be important to track whether the political outlook for Jews is getting better or whether the trends we’ve seen worsen in the last couple years are accelerating. by @JoshKraushaar https://t.co/uVbC7nPXfQ

NEW @J_Insider via @marcrod97: “Controversial Kuwait ambassador nominee scheduled for confirmation hearing”

"It’s a totally different country when you’re actually on the ground. Completely. It’s not what is perceived to us at home, I would say." Read @melissaeweiss' full interview with Nelson Mandela's granddaughters after their trip to Israel and Gaza: https://t.co/C5dCLrlctx

The Senate primary in Maine is shaping up to be a significant proxy battle over Israel, pitting the state’s moderate two-term governor against a left-wing populist upstart who has vocally embraced an anti-Israel platform. @matthewkassel reports: https://t.co/5alSqh5frW

Amer Ghalib, Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, is scheduled for a Senate confirmation hearing, a delayed step toward confirmation for a nominee whose background and past comments have come under scrutiny. @marcrod97 reports: https://t.co/cbFCSDOaYo

@emilyfjacobs The White House envoy, who returned from the region earlier this week after the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire, posited that Trump winning a second term last November was “the major breakthrough of this conflict.” https://t.co/u2D0DZpSLy

@emilyfjacobs “No leader has done more for the Jewish people or the State of Israel than President Trump,” said Witkoff during an event commemorating the second anniversary of Oct. 7 at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. https://t.co/u2D0DZpSLy

White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff predicted that the Abraham Accords will “seriously expand” in response to the end of fighting in Gaza. @emilyfjacobs reports: https://t.co/5k5nopWMZY

@melissaeweiss “For us, it’s important to actually go and actually experience the story for yourself,” Dlamini-Mandela said of the trip, which included meetings with Israeli hostage families and survivors of the Oct. 7 attacks, as well as a day on the ground in Gaza where they assisted the Gaza

Two of Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters, Zamaswazi (Swati) Dlamini-Mandela and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway, recently traveled to Israel and Gaza on a trip organized by the National Black Empowerment Council. They spoke to @melissaeweiss about their trip: https://t.co/hwsjpBnlvc

"The rise of anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment isn’t happening in isolation; it’s a symptom of the rise of larger illiberal and extreme forces within both parties." Full analysis by @JoshKraushaar: https://t.co/wdH8KgTotY

@HaleyCohen19 “While we have not yet identified the individuals, we are examining video footage taken during the event, as well as security footage to determine how access could have been gained,” Gabrielle Starr, the college’s president, wrote in a campus-wide email. “Antisemitic hate

Pomona College opened an investigation after an on-campus event commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks was disrupted by four masked and keffiyah-clad individuals who barged in chanting “Zionists not welcome here.” @HaleyCohen19 reports: https://t.co/t5xaSOVcyf

In Israel and Gaza, Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters find hope amid devastation, @melissaeweiss reports https://t.co/2tEotV8xXB

The coming months could offer the mainstream Jewish community something of a breather to assess the changed political landscape, @JoshKraushaar writes. https://t.co/6nfphxZ3Qw

Pomona College investigating Oct. 7 memorial event disruption, @HaleyCohen19 reports. https://t.co/ahllXkWFkA

Steve Witkoff predicts Abraham Accords will ‘seriously expand’ after Gaza ceasefire, @emilyfjacobs reports. https://t.co/7g1nbamocW

Maine Senate primary emerging as bellwether of Democrats’ ideological direction, @matthewkassel reports. https://t.co/KrGwdopA8y

Read today's #DailyKickoff: Platner’s primary faceplant in Maine Full briefing 👇 https://t.co/0QDqEcGMW6