News Roundup for March 6, 2026
J Street Action Fund Launches Independent Expenditure Campaign in IL-09 Primary to Support Daniel Biss, J Street Press Releases
“The future of American Jewish political engagement cannot look like AIPAC’s disturbing obfuscation of their involvement in IL-9. AIPAC’s public support is toxic to candidates because the positions they represent are toxic,” said J Street’s Vice President of Political and Digital Strategy, Tali deGroot. “Our community must publicly stand behind our beliefs and the candidates who share them. There are nearly 3,000 J Street members in Illinois’ 9th district, and Daniel Biss is a perfect pro-peace voice to represent them in Congress.”
Where the War With Iran Goes From Here, Word on the Street
“At this point, the best option is to try to steer events toward a managed transition while avoiding steps that push Iran toward collapse. That means signaling clearly that a more pragmatic Iranian government – one that reduces regional aggression and responds to its own people – could receive sanctions relief and economic reintegration. It means restraining Israel from actions that would sabotage such an outcome and could lead to collapse,” writes J Street Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg.
‘We Won’t Just Trust That the Israeli Government Will Do the Right Thing for Israel or for World Jewry’, Haaretz
“The idea that we should simply trust the Israeli government to do the right thing – not just for non-Orthodox Jews, but for any of the endangered groups – is not something we can take for granted. We have to be advocates for the Judaism we practice and love,” Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs told attendees at J Street Convention.
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base, New York Times
“The total death toll has yet to be independently confirmed, but Iranian health officials and state media said the strike had killed at least 175 people, many of them children, at the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school.”
Israel Pounds Southern Beirut, a Hezbollah Stronghold, New York Times
“Hezbollah, at the same time warned residents of northern Israel who live within three miles of the border to evacuate their homes, echoing the Israeli military’s warnings to people in Lebanon. It was the first such warning to Israelis from Hezbollah.”
Trump Rules Out Talks Absent Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ as Israel Strikes Lebanon, AP
“The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who fired rockets at Israel in the opening days of the latest conflict. More than 95,000 people have fled Beirut’s suburbs and southern Lebanon after sweeping Israeli evacuation warnings.”
Russia Is Providing Iran Intelligence to Target U.S. Forces, Officials Say, Washington Post
“Since the war began Saturday, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft, said the three officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.”
Laura Fine Has a Dark Money Problem, The Daily Northwestern
“Although I take all campaign polling with a grain of salt, 49% of voters in a Biss-sponsored poll last month said they had an unfavorable impression of AIPAC, an organization that advocates for a strong alliance between the United States and Israel. The group seems self-aware enough to hide their involvement in the race, cloaking their actions under the guise of electing women,” writes J Street U leader and senior at Northwestern University Talia Winiarsky.
