If people want a democracy in the coming years, we better behave like we do.

View in browser Stand with Israel August 7, 2025 Here are American Jewish Committee’s top stories and resources of the day to help you stay informed, share the facts, and rally your networks to take action in support of Israel and against rising antisemitism. You can expect to receive the next AJC Update on Monday, August 11. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and TikTok for daily news and updates. Forward this to your friends and networks. They can sign up at AJC.org/Update. 1. AJC Runs Full-Page New York Times Ad to Expose Israeli Hostage Suffering AJC ran a full-page advertisement in The New York Times Wednesday, exposing the brutal conditions faced by Israeli hostage Evyatar David. These harrowing images, showing the 24-year-old starved by Hamas, should have been front-page news everywhere. Instead, they were largely ignored by major media outlets. See the ad, which is also slated to run in the Sunday edition of The Times, and learn more. What AJC CEO Ted Deutch is Saying | “For 670 days, Evyatar David has been starved and brutalized by Hamas terrorists. But the world’s biggest media outlets look the other way, so AJC took out a full-page ad in The New York Times. The world must bear witness to the plight of the hostages and demand: #BringThemHomeNOW!” Share the ad on X. Help Bring Them Home | Urge your representatives in Congress to demand Hamas release every hostage immediately. Send your email here. 2. War and Additional Israel Updates: Future of IDF Operations in Gaza | As of this writing, Israel’s Security Cabinet is meeting to decide the future of the Gaza war, including a possible expansion into areas where the IDF hasn’t operated and where the hostages are believed to be held. In light of Hamas’ refusal to reach a hostage and ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds that Israel cannot maintain the current operations in the Strip while the hostages are being starved to death. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir prefers to encircle Gaza City instead of a full incursion, believing it could endanger the hostages and lead to greater IDF casualties. One of the options being discussed in the cabinet meeting is to give Hamas an ultimatum: agree to a deal and release all of the hostages or Israel will enter or surround Gaza City. UN Acknowledges Looting of Aid | The United Nations reported that nearly 90% of aid trucks it collected in Gaza between May and August were intercepted before reaching their intended destinations by armed groups or hungry Gazans. Out of 2,604 trucks that entered Gaza, only about 295 successfully delivered their aid without being intercepted. Israel plans to open additional humanitarian aid distribution centers in Gaza to combat the looting and get aid to those most in need. IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets | The IDF conducted airstrikes on Hezbollah weapons facilities, missile equipment, and infrastructure in southern Lebanon Wednesday night, as part of recent operations against the Iran-backed terror group. The strikes followed Tuesday’s elimination of senior Hezbollah commander Hassam Qassem Ghrab, who was reportedly coordinating terrorist cells in Syria that were preparing to launch rocket attacks on the Golan Heights. On Wednesday, the French battalion of UNIFIL discovered a significant cache of weapons in an underground facility in south Lebanon. What AJC is Saying | “AJC welcomes the Lebanese Cabinet’s approval for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year. The defeat of extremist ideologies, both militarily and ideologically, is critical in the pursuit of a more prosperous and peaceful Middle East.” Share on X. 3. Day 671 Hostages Update: Address to UN Security Council | Ilay David, Evyatar David’s brother, and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday about the plight of the hostages. Ilay appeared via live video feed, stating: “To the leaders of the world, to every member of this council and to the global community, your silence in the face of this monstrous cruelty is complicity.” Sa'ar described Hamas’ treatment of hostages as part of a “deliberate and well-planned, sadistic propaganda campaign.” 4. AJC Statement on the Indictment of the Capital Jewish Museum Shooter AJC today issued a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s procurement of the indictment of Elias Rodriguez, the individual charged in the May 21, 2025, murders outside the Capital Jewish Museum. AJC’s statement in response to the indictment read in part, “Sarah Milgrim (z”l) and Yaron Lischinsky’s (z”l) young lives and full potential were horrifically stolen on May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum after they left an AJC event. This deliberate and heinous act was a deeply personal tragedy for their families and for the entire AJC community. It was an assault on the values we hold as Americans, as Jews, and as members of a shared society. Their families deserve justice and healing.” Read the full statement. 5. Campus Update: AJC Provides the Tools to Combat Antisemitism in Schools This Fall This week, AJC’s Center for Education Advocacy (CEA) launched its Back to School toolkit, which includes comprehensive resources to help K-12 and university leaders, Jewish students, and their parents create safe learning environments where Jewish students can thrive. These updated action plans, customized toolkits, and thoughtful guidance are designed to address antisemitism and make lasting, positive change in classrooms and on campuses throughout the coming academic year. Access the tools here—and make sure to share them widely! 6. FBI Hate Crimes Report: Antisemitism Part of American Jews’ Daily Life AJC is deeply concerned by the findings published Tuesday in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Reported Crimes in the Nation 2024 – Hate Crime Statistics report. The data show that religiously motivated hate crime incidents have increased year-over-year, with incidents targeting Jews rising at a faster pace than the national average. Anti-Jewish hate crime incidents continue to reach record highs, with this year’s data reflecting the highest number of such incidents since the FBI began reporting this information. Read AJC’s press release. In Line with AJC Findings | The FBI report supports what AJC has long known and widely shared: AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report found that a majority of American Jews—56%—report changing their behavior out of fear of antisemitism. Hate Crime in Missouri | On the same day the FBI’s report was released, a Jewish family was targeted in a violent hate crime near St. Louis, with their cars torched and threatening language spray-painted outside their home. In response, AJC and other national and local Jewish organizations condemned the antisemitic act. What AJC is Saying | “... Law enforcement, community leaders, and elected officials must work together to combat antisemitism at the local, state, and federal levels.” Share on X. AJC Advocacy Anywhere: Evolving British Middle East Policy AJC Advocacy Anywhere: Evolving British Middle East Policy On July 29, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the intention to recognize Palestinian statehood in September. With this signal of a shift in policy, what are the implications for British foreign policy, UK-Israel relations, and the British Jewish Community? AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson and Board of Deputies of British Jews President Phil Rosenberg unpack these urgent questions. Watch here. BEAT THE HATE: Don’t Miss AJC’s $50,000 Summer Match Standing up for Israel and the Jewish people cannot wait until tomorrow. Antisemitism is hitting record levels worldwide right now. But we can BEAT THE HATE with action. Join AJC in the global fight to defend Israel and counter antisemitism. Now through August 21, any gift you make to AJC will be matched, dollar-for-dollar. Don’t wait. Donate today

When you are pro Palestine, then great two state solution, end the war now. Next talk to the people in Israel and in Gaza, and get some honesty from people who are actually there. You don't have to judge or need to interfere.

In reality if you had showed up in Gaza in 2022, you would have been ripped to shreds, unless you were a Muslim or worked for UNRHA. Let that sink in. These Palestinians there were not your friends!

Good Job Tucker Carlson!

I think that a group need to be formed to check for serious behavior that could undermine our democracy in future elections. The cool thing about it is it would be totally non partisan.

And Israel shatters expectations. Get over it. You were supposed to support us, not Hamas!

The blue butterflies. May 29, 2014 There was a place held in her hand Now gone There was a trail in the sand Now covered up And something we call LOVE Is singing and dancing As it rolls with a cloud Takes just a while Then it settles down As creepy cove has a spell Is it to heaven Or is it to hell?

What happens if the democrats refuse to behave like they live in a democratic society?

High or low? Israel and the UK engage together in scientific research, defence and the development of new technologies, with the UK seeking to tap into Israel's considerable High technology sector. The United Kingdom opened the UK Israel Tech Hub in order to encourage British collaboration with advanced Israeli high technology.

The ultimate deception.

Not hard to figure why the leftists and liberals throw this word around a lot.

Today Israel and Jews by extension are very important countries, and glad not to be sidekicks. So. The efforts against Hamas then shouldn't be misunderstood as Genocide, but protecting everyone's ass from terrorisim.

People will want you!

Closer to reality: “We’ve seen Hamas loot and fire at civilians who tried to approach, he (Maj. A., commander of the support company in the Shimshon Battalion) said, “We see and hear that Hamas is taking control of aid that is supposed to reach civilians. We’ve treated civilians who were wounded by Hamas gunfire.” Maj. A. has spent the past year operating in the al-Far’a and Tubas refugee camps in the northern West Bank, as well as in Beit Hanun for three months, just before the January hostage deal. He added that “the enemy hides among civilians, and we identify them. We are still on missions to secure our forces, and there are still terrorists in the southern part of the Strip. Like anything done over a long period, there’s sometimes a drop in tension, but my job as a commander is to make sure that tension doesn’t drop so, we can complete the mission.”

I am the fastest dark horse in the west.

You wanted my hand in marriage and you persisted, so I cut off my hand and sent it to you.

In symbol each morning I awoke in a pool of my own blood. They were not aware of this, but it was flowing frequently from their transgressions against me. Each morning I would get into the shower and remove it. Then the next day I would again be in a pool of my own blood. I thought I would die, but I didn't.

Using Gaza to Demonize Jews is a no joke.

Republican's can now bring you clean water, air, and honest politics. Sounds to good to be true?

Who are the New Democrats: Started with Bill Clinton. It was an absolute erosion of their own principles in order to get more big money. That is how we all got screwed.

After 10/7/2023 people seemed to rush at the vulnerable Jews who never expected what would come. Is this a contender for the worst displays of human's to aliens from beyond? Yes we have shown Gleborglack that we are more primitive and opportunistic for violence then believed. Even Hamas was impressed with the international antisemitic violence that followed from their attack. Jews went from feeling needed to being medium rare steaks within less than a day, and life got really weird.

At the level of five, the world mutates into a different place. At least the lines are not so blurry.

Read the online version of the Daily Kickoff August 7th, 2025 Good Thursday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we cover this week’s House Intelligence Committee trip to Israel, and interview Democrat Rebecca Bennett, who is challenging Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. We report on a new young adult novel about antisemitism by journalists Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levy, and cover a new report alleging a yearslong effort by Hamas to direct humanitarian assistance. Also in today’s Daily Kickoff: Brett McGurk, Stephen Levin and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Spread the word! Invite your friends to sign up.👇 SHARE WITH A FRIEND 🔓 Still reading JI like you always have? You’ll continue getting the Daily Kickoff — no changes there. But to read articles on our website, you’ll now need a free login. 👉 Set up your login » What We're Watching   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is convening his Security Cabinet tonight for a vote on what Israeli media has described as a “full conquest” of the Gaza Strip. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has warned against a full takeover of the enclave. We’ll be keeping an eye on the U.S. reaction to the vote, with several dozen legislators in Israel this week — and meeting with Netanyahu (more on those meetings below). In Washington, President Donald Trump, Axios reported on Wednesday, does not plan to intervene, despite opposition within the administration to a full Israeli takeover of Gaza. In Southampton, N.Y., Dynasty Partners wraps up its annual two-day Hamptons Investment & Philanthropy Forum today. Israeli singer Ishay Ribo is performing tonight at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York’s Catskill Mountains as part of B’nei Akiva’s Yamim Ba’im concert. Singers Avraham Fried, Zusha and Shmuel are also set to perform at the concert. What You Should Know   A QUICK WORD WITH JI'S JOSH KRAUSHAAR Based on the latest wave of Democratic primary results, it’s looking more likely that the hard-left “resistance” faction of the Democratic Party, which was muted in the aftermath of the 2024 election, is reasserting itself in a consequential way — especially in the deep-blue cities that make up much of the party’s voting base. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s come-from-behind victory in the New York City mayor’s primary was a major wake-up-call for party leadership. His success came after a surge of progressive discontent with the Democratic establishment, a sentiment fueled by the Trump administration’s aggressive (and at times, unlawful) deportation push, the imposition of tariffs and the general sense that party leaders in Washington weren’t doing everything they could to oppose President Donald Trump’s polarizing policies. The reason the Democratic Party brand is polling at historic lows is because a sizable share of younger, progressive voters are expressing their discontent with their own party leadership — even as most still plan to vote Democratic in a general election. We’re seeing the growth of the left-wing faction within the party, in real time. The fact that Mamdani’s radical views on the economy, crime and antisemitism did little to dissuade a critical mass of rank-and-file Democrats is a sign of the changing mood of the party. That same dynamic that drove New York City Democrats was apparent in the first round of results in Seattle’s local primaries Tuesday night. In the early returns from the city’s all-party primary, moderate incumbents — serving as mayor, city attorney and council president — were all trailing left-wing challengers. The moderate city officials were elected in 2021, largely as a backlash to the crime, homelessness and disorder in the city under progressive leaders. Read the rest of 'What You Should Know' here.   🕔 Catch up before the day is over. Upgrade now and get access to our new Daily Overtime afternoon briefing — available only to premium subscribers. 👉 UNLOCK YOUR ACCESS NOW »   EXCLUSIVE How Hamas directs the distribution of cash from aid groups in Gaza: report ALI JADALLAH/ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES Amid an international outcry over the humanitarian conditions in Gaza, Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation have repeatedly pointed to Hamas’ practice of diverting and disrupting the distribution of aid that officials say has entered Gaza unimpeded as one of the culprits behind the crisis. In a new report given exclusively to Jewish Insider’s Lahav Harkov, NGO Monitor, which tracks the funding of anti-Israel organizations, claims to show evidence of Hamas controlling the destination of humanitarian aid given in cash for years before and during the Gaza war, including money coming from U.N. agencies and NGOs funded by European governments. Follow the money: The report alleges that the groups distributed cash and vouchers to beneficiaries selected by the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), which since 2019 has been led by Ghazi Hamad, a member of the Hamas politburo who was designated a terrorist by the U.S. last year and who, weeks after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, vowed that "there will be a second, a third, a fourth … one-millionth" Oct.7-style attack on Israel. In 2023, the EU provided $19.6 million, France donated $9.34 million and Spain $1.75 million “for the payment of social allowances to poor Palestinian families.” The EU stated that since 2008, it “has been a steadfast supporter of the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Social Development, collaborating to ensure that basic social allowances are extended to the most vulnerable families residing in the West Bank and Gaza.” Read the full story here. Bonus: The BBC reported on Wednesday that Hamas has continued to pay 30,000 salaries throughout the war in Gaza using "a secret cash-based payment system" even as Israel attempts to block the terrorist group from making payments. NO COMMENT Spanberger avoids addressing anti-Israel rhetoric from top Virginia Democrat WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES As concern mounts in the Virginia Jewish community about anti-Zionist rhetoric posted on social media by a state lawmaker who leads the Education Committee in the House of Delegates, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat who is favored in this year’s governor’s race, has avoided weighing in on the matter, taking heat from her opponent in the process. Spanberger’s campaign did not respond to several calls and emails from Jewish Insider’s Gabby Deutch on Wednesday inquiring about state Del. Sam Rasoul, a Roanoke Democrat who has in recent weeks called Zionism “evil.” Rasoul is the chair of the House Education Committee in Richmond. On record: Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia’s lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for governor, described Rasoul’s rhetoric as antisemitic and called on Spanberger to address his comments. His recent Instagram posts have drawn criticism from prominent Democrats in the state, including former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, who said Rasoul’s language is “fueling one of the oldest forms of hatred in the world,” as well as Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA). Read the full story here. COMMUNAL CONCERN Fire-bombing targeting Jewish family and IDF veteran rocks St. Louis Jewish community SCREENSHOT St. Louis’ Jewish community is reeling after a targeted antisemitic attack in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning on a family whose college-aged son served in the IDF, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. What happened: The family, living in a quiet suburban neighborhood with a significant Jewish population, found three of their cars burned and a message spray-painted on the street which read, in part, “Death to the IDF.” Another part of the message specifically targeted the IDF veteran, local news reports and members of the local Jewish community said, but has not been publicly disclosed. The attack has shaken a Jewish community that has faced frequent and heated protests since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. This is the first time that activity has turned openly violent. Local and federal officials are investigating the attack as a hate crime. Read the full story here. BOOK TALK CNN, Channel 12 anchors debut book on antisemitism for middle schoolers COURTESY The rise of antisemitism has dominated breaking news headlines, films and books in recent years. But two leading journalists noticed a void — a lack of resources in how to address the subject matter with young readers. Concerned about what they observed, CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi, an anchor on Israel’s Channel 12, joined forces to write Don’t Feed the Lion, a new novel geared towards middle schoolers, Jewish Insider’s Haley Cohen reports. Timely release: The book tells the story of three children in Chicago who experience antisemitism firsthand at school when a soccer star makes an antisemitic remark and a swastika appears on a locker. Theo, his sister Annie and their new friend Gabe each struggle with how to speak up and confront hate. The book comes as antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment has increasingly impacted K-12 classrooms nationwide in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks on Israel and ensuing war in Gaza. Read the full story here. FLIGHT PATH From the Strait of Hormuz to the halls of Congress: Rebecca Bennett aims to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr. REBECCA BENNETT FOR CONGRESS WEBSITE Rebecca Bennett is the kind of Democrat — combat-tested, pragmatic, pro-Israel — who moderates hope can be a balm to a battered Democratic brand, especially in competitive swing districts. The Navy veteran is hoping that her military background — which included stints as a helicopter pilot over the Strait of Hormuz and as a test pilot — will help her clinch victory over incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, one of those purple districts, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. Military minded: Bennett told JI in a recent interview that national security, alongside affordability and health care, would be one of her core focuses if she’s elected. “There’s two key areas in this bucket that I think about,” Bennett said. “One is, how are we preparing the United States and our allies for 21st-century conflicts? … And then the other piece of it is, what are we doing to support our veterans and military families, both when they’re serving and then when they come home?” Bennett, 37, brings a personal perspective to the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, having flown missions over the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the safe travel of an aircraft carrier strike group through the region. Read the full interview here. TRIP TALK House Intelligence Committee members visit Israel, meet with top officials COURTESY OF REP. RICK CRAWFORD A group of House Intelligence Committee members visited Israel this week, meeting with top Israeli leaders as well as visiting one of the sites of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks, a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation staging site and the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. The group included Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Ronny Jackson (R-TX). Itinerary: The group met with leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad Director David Barnea, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, IDF officials and Palestinian Authority officials. They also visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Gaza border, which was hard hit during the Oct. 7 attack, and met with hostage families, including the family of Evyatar David, the emaciated Israeli hostage forced by Hamas to dig his own grave in a Gaza tunnel in a video released by the terrorist group last week. Read the full story here. Worthy Reads   A Mother’s Plea: In The Free Press, Rachel Goldberg-Polin makes a plea for a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas. “With thousands and thousands suffering in our battered region, I would like to get up on the highest table in the area and, like Norma Rae, in the movie I was too young to understand, hold up a homemade sign that plainly says, ‘enough.’ Enough of the hostage families trying to convince the world that stealing our children is not an option. Enough of innocent people suffering from lack of resources: water, food, clothing, medical care. Enough of leaders who use their people as props. It’s time for this excruciation to end. The innocent people in Gaza, the ones who have lived there for a long time, and the innocent people in Gaza who were dragged there from Israel on October 7, 2023, have had it. We, the people who love them, are broken.” [FreePress] Closing Doors: In The Wall Street Journal, Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, American Jewish Committee’s Europe director, raises concerns about France’s asylum policies regarding Gazans, following the deportation of a Palestinian master’s degree student over antisemitic social media posts. “For many French elites, humanitarianism seems to be moral performance. Bureaucracies aren’t built to detect ideology. Suffering is assumed to neutralize hatred — despite decades of documented indoctrination in Gaza’s schools. But ideology doesn’t dissolve at the border. It doesn’t disappear with a visa. … France still can — and must — set clear criteria for admission, funding and advancement that doesn’t endanger society. Humanitarian protection can’t mean subsidizing the glorification of Hitler or the celebration of mass murder.” [WSJ] State of the Teachers’ Unions: In The Hill, Ken Marcus, the founder of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, looks at the role some teachers' unions across the country have played in fomenting antisemitism in K-12 schools. “In many instances, teachers unions play a role in curriculum development, resolve disputes between teachers and administrators and address issues related to school resources. Unions are also the bargaining representative of teachers. As such, federal labor law imposes on a union the legal duty to fairly represent all its employees. Unions cannot choose to favor one protected identity over another or facilitate discrimination against a group of its members. By developing antisemitic curricula and encouraging teachers to include discriminatory materials and propaganda in the classroom, the bias is clear.” [TheHill] SPONSORED CONTENT Community Comms   Be featured: Email us to inform the JI readership of your upcoming event, job opening or other communication.   One quick step to keep reading. 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