Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Rachel Levine is named an admiral, becoming the most senior transgender person in the uniformed services
WASHINGTON (JTA) –Rachel Levine made history in March when she assumed the role of assistant secretary for health, becoming the first known transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate. Now Levine, who is Jewish, is the most senior transgender person in the uniformed services, after she was sworn in on Tuesday as the admiral…
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Fast Forward At 95, Mel Brooks will finally deliver ‘History of the World: Part II’
(JTA) — You couldn’t Torquemada it: Mel Brooks is making a sequel to “History of the World: Part I,” the 1981 revue that delighted and/or appalled Jews with, among other segments, a cheery musical take on the Spanish Inquisition. The original was a feature film; the sequel on Hulu will be a variety series, Variety…
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Fast Forward Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Colin Powell will be remembered in history as the first Black U.S. national security advisor, the first Black military chief of staff and the first Black secretary of state. He was also the first military chief to speak Yiddish as a second language, and he loved surprising Jews with his skill. Powell,…
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Fast Forward Former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham accuses Jewish congressional candidate Max Miller of abuse
(JTA) — Stephanie Grisham, who was a press secretary for former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, accused a Jewish Trump aide of physically abusing her, adding that the Trumps showed no interest in investigating the matter. Miller, a scion of a well-known Cleveland Jewish family who is running for Congress with Trump’s enthusiastic…
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Fast Forward Israel hints Oman is next to join Abraham Accords
(JTA) — A top Israeli foreign ministry official suggested that Oman will likely be the next country to join the Abraham Accords, leading to full normalization between the countries. Eliav Benjamin, the head of Israel’s foreign ministry’s bureau of the Middle East and Peace Process Division, met via Zoom with reporters on Tuesday to discuss…
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Fast Forward Amid antisemitism concerns, 101 local Jewish federations to spend $54M on improving security
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Jewish Federations of North America is launching a campaign to expand its security program to every federation in the country, an initiative that will cost $54 million. JFNA CEO Eric Fingerhut announced the initiative on Monday at the organization’s General Assembly in Washington. Currently, 45 of the 146 member federations are…
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Fast Forward David Schoen, lawyer who defended Trump during impeachment, to chair Zionist Organization of America
(JTA) — The Zionist Organization of America elected as its national chairman David Schoen, the Jewish lawyer whose Orthodox observance drew media attention as he defended former President Donald Trump at Trump’s second impeachment trial. Schoen, a constitutional lawyer who lives in Atlanta, has for years served on ZOA’s board and has represented the organization,…
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Fast Forward Kamala Harris ‘strongly disagrees’ with student who said Israel was carrying out ethnic genocide
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris “strongly disagrees” with a university student who told her that Israel was carrying out “ethnic genocide,” her office said, pushing back against claims that she encouraged the student’s view. “Throughout her career, the Vice President has been unwavering in her commitment to Israel and to Israel’s security,” Harris’s…
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