Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Against Israel Annexing West Bank
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five Democratic senators, including the party’s deputy leader in the chamber and two leading presidential candidates, introduced a resolution decrying any Israeli plan to annex West Bank territory, an apparent shot across the bow at Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent election pledge. “Unilateral annexation of portions of the West Bank would jeopardize prospects for…
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Fast Forward D.C. Suburb Screens Anti-Israel Film By Roger Waters
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The municipality of Takoma Park, a Maryland suburb of Washington D.C., is screening as part of a free documentary series, “Occupation of the American Mind,” an anti-Israel film narrated by Roger Waters. “‘Occupation of the American Mind is a captivating documentary that reveals how the Israeli government, U.S. government, and pro-Israel lobbying…
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Fast Forward Volkswagen Funds ADL Office In Germany For Combating Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Volkswagen, the car manufacturing giant, is joining with the Anti-Defamation League to fund a Berlin-based office that will research and combat anti-Semitism in Europe. “The initiative will focus on assessing the root causes of anti-Semitism, extremism, and bigotry in society and develop programs to counter it through advocacy and education,” ADL said…
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Fast Forward Most Jews Think Trump Bears Responsibility For Synagogue Shootings: Survey
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A survey of American Jews showed continued disapproval of President Donald Trump, with anti-Semitism high and Israel low on the priority list for Jewish voters. The survey, conducted for a liberal-leaning Jewish organization, the Jewish Electorate Institute, by Greenberg Research, which does polling for Democratic candidates, showed 71 percent of Jewish American…
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Fast Forward Al Sharpton Gives Controversial Talk To Reform Jews, Admits To ‘Cheap’ Rhetoric
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Al Sharpton appealed to Reform Jews for a united front in facing down anti-Semitism, racism and other forms of bias and acknowledged his role in stoking division, recounting how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow reprimanded him for his “cheap” rhetoric. The civil rights activist and CNN host reportedly has expressed regrets privately…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Official Hanan Ashrawi Says U.S. Turned Down Her Visa Request
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hanan Ashrawi, the longtime Palestinian spokeswoman and commentator, said the Trump administration turned down her request for a visa to visit her family. “No reason given,” Ashrawi said Monday on Twitter. “Choose any of the following: I’m over 70 and a grandmother; I’ve been an activist for Palestine since the late 1960s;…
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Fast Forward Pelosi, Hoyer, Sanders Defend Tlaib After Holocaust Comment Controversy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Steny Hoyer, a pro-Israel stalwart in Congress and the House majority leader, came to the defense of fellow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who has come under attack because of her remarks on the Holocaust. “If you read Rep. @RashidaTlaib’s comments, it is clear that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are taking them…
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Fast Forward Judge Allows UMass Pro-Palestinian Event After Jewish Students Sued To Stop It
(JTA) — An event claiming pro-Palestinian views are silenced went ahead at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst after a judge threw out an injunction claiming the event was anti-Semitic. The event, “Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech, and the Battle for Palestinian Human Rights,” was organized by the Media Education Foundation, a group based…
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