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 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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Fast Forward Massive U.S. Cuts To Palestinian Aid Affecting Food Supply, Sewage
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Reports of rollbacks in Palestinian aid projects are emerging as massive cuts in U.S. aid to the Palestinians kick in. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that up to 90,000 Palestinians will not get food aid in programs that are administered by nongovernmental organizations funded by U.S. assistance. NPR reported last week that…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Now Works For A Chinese Company He Used To Slam
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In 2010, Sen. Joe Lieberman fretted that the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE might be spying on Americans. Nearly a decade later, Lieberman as a lobbyist is working for ZTE to see how the company can alleviate the kind of concerns raised by the then-senator. The Daily Beast reported Tuesday that Lieberman, then…
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News This Congressman Was The Only One To Vote Against An Anti-Semitism Monitor
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Chris Smith, the New Jersey Republican who is trying to push through a bill that would enhance the role of the anti-Semitism monitor, put out a news release minutes after it passed the U.S. House of Representatives and noted it was approved “overwhelmingly.” Legislators love to describe support for their bills as…
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Fast Forward Ted Cruz Calls On US To Recognize Israel’s Claim To Golan Heights
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas again called on the United States to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Israel is stepping up its campaign for international recognition of its claim to the strategic plateau. A joint statement by the two Republican senators came on the same…
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Fast Forward Adam Schiff, Prominent Trump Combatant, Assumes Chair Of Intelligence Committee
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nancy Pelosi named Adam Schiff, a leading Jewish critic of President Donald Trump, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee hours after she reassumed the Speakership and Democrats took control of the House. Pelosi of California was elected speaker 220-192 on Thursday, reassuming the post eight years after Democrats…
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