Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Israel News Will Jared Kushner Security Clearance Snafu Affect Middle East Peace?
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jared Kushner has had better weeks. Kushner, who along with being the son-in-law of President Donald Trump carries the titles of assistant to the president, senior adviser to the president and director of the Office of American Innovation, had his security clearance downgraded. John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, made…
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Fast Forward 6 Things To Watch For At AIPAC
(JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference is coming up, running Sunday through Tuesday. AIPAC’s byword is bipartisanship and, as we reported this week, that’s a hard sell in the increasingly polarized Trump era. Still, AIPAC remains the preeminent pro-Israel lobby and its conferences have been a reliable weathervane of where…
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Fast Forward Billy Graham, Who Championed Israel But Derided Jews In Private, Dies At 99
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Billy Graham, the giant of American evangelism who was exalted by Jews for his championing of Israel at its hour of need and then condemned when a nasty anti-Semitic streak was revealed, has died. Graham, 99, died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, media reported. He was a counselor to presidents…
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Fast Forward Veterans Share Their Stories, Looking For Next Generation Of Jewish Warriors
ARLINGTON, Va. (JTA) — Jews don’t serve in the military. Jews shouldn’t serve in the military. Forget about being Jewish — the mission comes first. Like a lot of other Jewish dilemmas, what’s old for Jews who serve in the U.S. military is new again, and the organization established in 1896 to dismantle myths and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Brothers Texted Love And Dread During Florida School Shooting
(JTA) — Sam and Matthew Zeif are both students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Matthew’s a freshman; Sam’s a senior. The Jewish brothers were in different rooms when Nikolas Cruz, a 17-year-old who had been expelled from the school, raided its grounds on Wednesday, firing an automatic weapon. Scariest part of…
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Fast Forward This Jewish Lawyer Defends America’s Most Infamous Nazi
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jay Marshall Wolman, like a thousand other lawyers on Twitter, is wry, maybe a little coarse and, well, Jewish, peppering his tweets with Hebrew blessings and other Jewish references. He gets deadly serious, though, if you ask him why he is the lead attorney representing Andrew Anglin, America’s most notorious Nazi. Wolman…
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Fast Forward 5 Times Israeli Politicians Said ‘There’s No Scandal’ And Ended Up In Jail
(JTA) — Police are recommending charges of bribery and breach of trust against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s saying the case police have made is “full of holes, like Swiss cheese.” Police allege Netanyahu received expensive gifts from supporters in return for advancing their interests, including expensive cigars and champagne from the Israeli-born Hollywood…
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Fast Forward Keith Ellison Says He Attended Iran Dinner To Advocate For Captive American
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Keith Ellison, the second in charge at the Democratic Party, pushed back against criticism for his attendance at a 2013 dinner hosted by the Iranian government, saying he was advocating for the Iran nuclear deal and for the freedom of a captive American. “As part of the 2013 U.N. General Assembly,…
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