States and Washington Advance Jewish Protection Measures

Today’s lead: California sent two Jewish-community protection bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom while New York pledged added High Holiday security and the Justice Department appealed its Harvard antisemitism case.

Also tracking: anti-Jewish backlash against the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association, and Iran-linked and AI-generated influence operations targeting American audiences.

In the wire: 30 Senate Democrats press Israel over E1 construction, JD Vance prepares to address the Republican Jewish Coalition, and a federal judge blocks a visa policy aimed at foreign anti-Israel activists.