Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitism Uproar Over Ilhan Omar’s Remarks Puts Democrats In Disarray
Democrats reportedly are working on a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism after members of the party’s black and progressive House caucuses complained that it appeared to single out Rep. Ilhan Omar. Multiple reports said there were emotional exchanges Wednesday at a closed caucus meeting, with Jewish members who advanced the resolution, including Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., saying…
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Fast Forward Why Did Republicans Vote Against Their Own Bill On Anti-Semitism?
WASHINGTON (JTA) — They voted for it before they voted against it. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives were in the odd position Wednesday of voting against a bill that included an initiative to combat anti-Semitism, a measure they initially insisted was in the national security interests of the United States. The bill itself…
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrats Criticize Ilhan Omar For Saying AIPAC Buys Pro-Israel Support
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jewish House Democrats repudiated party colleague Ilhan Omar of Minnesota after she said AIPAC buys the pro-Israel support of lawmakers. A letter being circulated Monday in the U.S. House of Representatives among Jewish Democrats urged the party leadership there to have the caucus call on every Democrat to speak out against anti-Semitism….
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Fast Forward Omar Accused Of Anti-Semitism Over Claim AIPAC Pays Congress To Be Pro-Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Days after a series of apologies for an old tweet seen as echoing anti-Semitic themes, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said AIPAC paid politicians to be pro-Israel, a falsehood that drew immediate rebukes. Omar on Sunday responded on Twitter to a threat two days earlier by Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to take action…
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Fast Forward Trump Names Anti-Semitism Monitor After Two Years Of Leaving The Post Empty
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump is set to name a Los Angeles prosecutor to be the State Department’s envoy for anti-Semitism, filling a post that sat empty for two years despite protests from lawmakers and Jewish groups. Elan Carr, 50, is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and was national president of the…
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Fast Forward Trump State Of The Union Links Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack To Iran
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump in his State of the Union linked his actions targeting Iran to the threat to Jews manifested in the October massacre on Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh. Trump also bookended his speech with references to D-Day, including salutes to troops, among them Jewish American veterans, that helped liberate Europe, and…
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Fast Forward Democrats Launch Faction To Counter Allure Of BDS On The Left
Prominent Democrats are launching a centrist pro-Israel group to counter a drift away from Israel on the party’s left that could lead to an embrace of BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. The Democratic Majority for Israel, according to a story appearing Monday evening on The New York Times website, will be led by…
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Fast Forward Florida Bill Would Add Protections Against Anti-Semitism To Education System
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A freshman Florida state Republican lawmaker introduced a bill that would add a controversial definition of anti-Semitism to laws barring discrimination in the state education system. The amendment, proposed by State Rep. Mike Caruso of Palm Beach, uses as its template the State Department definition of anti-Semitism, which includes as anti-Semitic calls…
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