Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Trump administration pushes Indonesia to recognize Israel, dangles $2 billion extra in aid
(JTA) — A top Trump administration official wants to leverage development aid to have Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, recognize Israel. Adam Boehler, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp., told Bloomberg that Indonesia could get $1 billion to $2 billion more in development aid if it joins the rush being organized by…
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Fast Forward Lawmakers include $2.75 billion for private schools in stimulus after prodding by orthodox Jewish and Catholic groups
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Following a coordinated lobbying effort by Orthodox Jewish and Roman Catholic groups, the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus includes $2.75 billion for private schools hit hard by the pandemic. “As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has been terribly disruptive and costly to America’s K-12 schools — the students and families they serve,…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner’s name to grace U.S. embassy courtyard and Jerusalem grove
(JTA) — Jared Kushner is getting some parting gifts in Jerusalem weeks before his father-in-law’s presidency ends. David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, on Monday named a courtyard to the U.S. embassy in Israel after Kushner, a senior White House adviser to President Donald Trump who is currently in Israel for meetings with Prime…
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Fast Forward Trump names Rudy Giuliani’s son and 2 other aides to Holocaust Museum Council
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump named three White House aides to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, including the son of his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, on Wednesday. Along with Andrew Giuliani, who works in the Office of Liaison, which interacts with interest groups, the others named to the voluntary posts are Mitchell Webber, a lawyer…
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Fast Forward Senate passes bill elevating anti-Semitism monitor to ambassador
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would elevate the position of the anti-Semitism monitor to ambassador, adding punch to the envoy’s mission of pressing other governments to confront anti-Jewish bigotry. “Anti-Semitism continues to rise at an alarming rate across the globe,” Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., who led sponsorship of the bipartisan…
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News A Netanyahu adviser once gave Tony Blinken Hanukkah joke advice. Thankfully, he ignored it.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A decades-old memo unveiled by the National Archives on Tuesday shows that Tony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, knows when Hanukkah humor is good, and when it’s as undercooked as a raw latke. The Archives is posting documents relating to the celebration of Hanukkah every day of the…
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Fast Forward Floridians can now ‘Stand with Israel’ on their license plates
(JTA) — Floridians can now stand with Israel even while stuck in traffic. A graphic designer from Boca Raton has come up with the winning design in a contest to create a specialty license plate saying that “Florida Stands with Israel.” Daniel Ackerman’s blue, white and orange design was chosen among more than 100 submissions…
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Fast Forward Raphael Warnock lauds Black-Jewish alliance in video ad amid accusations that he’s hostile to Israel
(JTA) — A Jewish Democratic group released a video ad Tuesday featuring the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the party’s challenger in one of two key Senate runoffs in Georgia, talking up the Black-Jewish alliance. The Jewish Democratic Council of America’s ad comes as Warnock tries to fend off attacks by his opponent, incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler,…
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