Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Stanley Aronowitz, longtime labor and civil rights activist, dies at 88
(JTA) –Stanley Aronowitz, a longtime activist and theorist who was hugely influential in the labor and civil rights movements, has died at 88. His daughter, Kim O’Connell, posted on Facebook after midnight Tuesday about her father’s passing. “He was the funniest person I’ve ever met,” O’Connell wrote. “He ran full speed down the street with…
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News The Abraham Accords just turned 1. Here’s how each of the agreements are holding up.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — While most of the foreign policy world is focused on President Joe Biden’s moves in Afghanistan in the wake of the stunning turn of events there, the first anniversary of another important Middle East development quietly took place last week. The first part of the Abraham Accords, the historic cooperation agreements between…
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Fast Forward Bob Dylan sued for allegedly sexually abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965
(JTA) — A woman is suing Bob Dylan for sexually abusing her when she was 12 under a New York law that temporarily lifted limitations on such lawsuits. The woman, identified in court documents as JC, says the Jewish rock star groomed and exploited her in his room at the Chelsea Hotel over six weeks…
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Fast Forward Prominent Jewish groups and senator rally behind a Muslim Biden nominee attacked by Republicans
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, is one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress — and he thinks Republican attacks on one of President Joe Biden’s nominees as anti-Israel is “ridiculous.” Dilawar Syed, a longtime business leader, would be the most senior Muslim official in U.S. history if Congress confirms him to…
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Fast Forward Roberta Kaplan, activist attorney prominent in Jewish community, quits ‘Times Up’ over Cuomo conflict
(JTA) — Roberta Kaplan, the feminist lawyer who is prominent in New York’s Jewish community, is quitting “Time’s Up,” the group that has championed victims of sexual harassment, because of her role in advising an accused harasser, New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. In her letter Monday, first obtained by The New York Times, Kaplan said…
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Fast Forward Israel to name Michael Herzog, the president’s brother and a longtime adviser to peace negotiators, as US ambassador
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Michael Herzog, a brigadier general who has a longtime relationship with an influential Washington think tank, will be the next ambassador to the United States, according to Israeli media reports. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have settled on Herzog, the brother of President Isaac Herzog, for the role,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Federations of North America cancels in-person General Assembly citing COVID
(JTA) — The Jewish Federations of North America has canceled the in-person portion of its signature annual event, the General Assembly, citing the coronavirus. The umbrella group for local federations had planned to combine online and in-person events, but told participants this week that it was canceling the latter for the expected 500 participants. Events…
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Fast Forward In upset, pro-Israel backed candidate wins key Cleveland area Democratic primary
(JTA) — Shontel Brown, a Cuyahoga County councilwoman, came from behind in the polls to win a critical Democratic primary in a Cleveland area district with a substantial Jewish population, with considerable help from a mainstream pro-Israel political action committee. Dave Wasserman, the political editor of the Cook Political Report, on Tuesday evening called the…
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