Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward George Shultz, secretary of state who pressed for freedom for refuseniks, dies at 100
(JTA) — George Shultz, the Reagan administration secretary of state who made it his mission to bring about freedom for Soviet Jewry, has died at 100. The Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where Shultz has been a distinguished fellow for decades, announced his passing on Saturday. It did not give a cause. Shultz was a…
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News Do Jewish conservatives still have a home in the post-Trump Republican Party?
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five months ago Rabbi Alan Sherman appeared in a political ad draped in a prayer shawl and blowing a shofar ”as a wake-up call to all Jews, to wake up and vote for Donald Trump.” Trump lost. And his bid to overturn the election, culminating in a deadly insurrection at the U.S….
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Fast Forward Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Statements and appearances by U.S. officials suggest the Biden administration’s emerging Mideast strategy: reassuring Israel while resuming ties with the Palestinians ruptured by President Joe Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the acting ambassador to the United Nations outlined plans to reverse Trump administration policies concerning the Palestinians. “The Biden administration will…
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Fast Forward Fake letter attributed to Kamala Harris warns DC synagogues they must close or be shut down
(JTA) — Synagogues in Washington, D.C., are receiving a fake letter purported to be signed by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris warning them to close or they will go to prison. “Myself and President Joe Biden, will shut down your Synagogue of worship and place heavy fines upon your religious institution,” said the letter, according to…
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Fast Forward Report: Trump set to release Sheldon Silver
(JTA) — Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former speaker of the New York State Assembly, is among the last tranche of people President Donald Trump will grant clemency before he leaves office Wednesday. The New York Times reported Monday that Trump was set to pardon or commute the sentences of between 60 and more than 100…
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Fast Forward Citing rise in extremist violence, Jewish groups urge ‘expeditious’ confirmation for Biden Homeland Security nominee
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Union expressed confidence in President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, and called for an “expeditious” confirmation, an exceptional statement spurred by concerns about rising extremist violence and anti-Semitism. The Anti-Defamation League endorsed Mayorkas, also citing the urgency of the recent rise in extremist violence and singling…
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Fast Forward Fake journalists spread anti-Israel disinformation, may be part of Iranian plot
(JTA) — Three fake journalists who seeded dozens of anti-Israel and anti-American stories on social media may have been part of an Iranian disinformation plot, a report said. A Daily Beast investigation published Tuesday identified three purported journalists as posting stories on social media that seemingly came from reputable news outlets but were fake. Other…
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Fast Forward Elissa Slotkin, the last Jewish Democratic holdout, joins calls to impeach Trump
(JTA) — Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish Democratic moderate from Michigan whose role was critical in impeaching President Donald Trump in 2019, is in favor of impeaching him a second time. Slotkin was among the last Democrats to sign on to this week’s impeachment effort, and the last of the 25 Jewish Democrats to do…
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