Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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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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Fast Forward Oklahoma GOP chair draws fire from party colleagues for likening coronavirus restrictions to the Holocaust
(JTA) — The chairman of the Oklahoma Republican party is the latest Republican figure to liken coronavirus restrictions to the Nazi period. John Bennett on Friday posted on the party’s Facebook page a photo of a yellow star labeled “Unvaccinated.” He listed purported restrictions on the unvaccinated, including not being able to fly or “enter…
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Fast Forward Carl Levin, longtime Jewish senator from Michigan, dies at 87
(JTA) — Carl Levin, the Jewish Michigander whose avuncularity masked the skills of a fierce inquisitor during his 36 years in the Senate, has died at 87. The Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School announced Levin’s passing on Thursday. It did not give a date or cause of death. Levin was diagnosed with…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner to leave politics to set up investment business with Israel focus, report claims
(JTA) — Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and onetime senior adviser, is quitting politics to focus on investment, particularly on businesses that advance Israeli-Arab peace, according to a report. Kushner’s business will be called Infinity Partners and will be based in Miami, where Kushner and his wife Ivanka now live, Reuters reported, quoting…
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Fast Forward White House: Antisemitism monitor to be named ‘in the coming weeks’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House will nominate an antisemitism monitor within weeks, a top White House official said at a Jewish Federations of North America conference on antisemitism. Melissa Rogers, the executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, addressed the JFNA’s “Cabinet Activation against Antisemitism” on Tuesday, the JFNA…
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Fast Forward AIPAC-affiliated congressional trips to Israel set for August delayed over Delta variant concerns
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The AIPAC affiliate that organizes trips to Israel for members of Congress has rescheduled several that were to take place next month until early 2022, citing the COVID-19 resurgence in the country attributed to the Delta variant. Two trips organized by the American Israel Education Foundation, one for new Republican members of…
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