Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Merav Ben-David, an Israeli-American scientist, wins Wyoming’s Democratic senate primary
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Merav Ben-David, an environmental scientist at the University of Wyoming who was born and raised in Israel, is the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Wyoming. Ben-David, who had the backing of leading Democratic Party figures in the state, won 44% of the vote Tuesday in a three-way primary. Now, the…
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Fast Forward Accusations that Trump stokes racism, anti-Semitism take center stage at Democratic Convention
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democrats launched their virtual convention with appeals for a once-fractured party to come together and oust Donald Trump from the presidency, making a case that the racial divisions they say Trump stokes are ripping the country apart. One of the most pointed appeals for unity Monday night came from Bernie Sanders, the…
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News Biden’s anti-Semitism fundraiser focuses on Trump bashing — and it got personal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A fundraiser for Joe Biden on Monday night was billed as a “Virtual Conversation on Anti-Semitism” with three marquee speakers: Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee; Nevada freshman Sen. Jacky Rosen; and Jason Alexander — yes, that Jason Alexander, the one famed for…
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News The pandemic put Phoenix’s Jewish mayor in the spotlight. She’s walking a tightrope.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — When Kate Gallego was growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she dreamed of moving to the big city and making an impact. To prepare, she played video games. “So there was a computer game Sim City where you could map out cities, and I loved that,” Gallego said in an interview this…
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Fast Forward John Lewis and the Jews: 6 moments that showcase an enduring alliance
WASHINGTON (JTA) — When John Lewis, the civil rights icon and congressman from Georgia, died at 80 over the weekend, Jews in America and abroad lost an ally of nearly six decades. Lewis never tired of telling folks to “get into good trouble,” to defy the authorities and the conventional wisdom. It was a creed…
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Fast Forward Jewish Republicans try to sell Trump to other Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) — When Jewish Republicans met online this weekend to talk about the best way to defeat Joe Biden, the conversation kept sliding back to a question that has beset them since 2016: How do you explain Donald Trump? A Republican Jewish Coalition online town hall broadcast Sunday night was entitled “The Critical Issues…
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Israel News Leading evangelical says no annexation could cost Trump election. Others disagree.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel’s potential annexation of parts of the West Bank may not be a top election issue for American Jews, or even a top issue right now for most Israelis. But some evangelical Christians in America are hoping to make it an animating issue for evangelical voters in this fall’s presidential election. That’s…
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Israel News Despite progressive pressure, no major changes in Democrats’ Israel platform
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Centrists on the platform-writing committee of the Democratic National Committee overrode progressives who wanted the platform to condemn Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. The 2020 platform only alludes to the occupation, preserves Israel’s defense aid and rejects the movement to boycott Israel. But it does warn against annexation, the move that…
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