Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Inside The Charlottesville Rally, Jews Targeted For Special Abuse
(JTA) — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — The white supremacists, for all their vaunted purpose, appeared to be disoriented. The city of Charlottesville, thanks to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, had allowed them — 500 or so — their rally in Emancipation Park, or as they prefer to call it, Lee Park, to protest…
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Fast Forward One Dead As Car Plows Into Anti-Racist Counter-Protesters In Charlottesville
(JTA) — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — A car traveling at a high speed plowed through a crowd during protests against a white supremacist gathering, killing one person and injuring at least five. At least one of the injured was in critical condition, sources close to law enforcement told JTA on Saturday. A JTA reporter counted…
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Fast Forward These Jewish Women Are Running For Office Because Of Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Emily’s List, the organization that encourages women to run for office, reported in April that inquiries from women about running for office on the local, state and national level have skyrocketed — from 900 during the 2016 election cycle to 11,000 since Donald Trump’s election as president. How many of these would-be lawmakers…
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Fast Forward Trump Defends McMaster, Calls Him ‘Pro-Israel’ After Far-Right Attacks
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In an unusual statement, President Donald Trump called his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, “very pro-Israel,” an apparent bid to end a barrage of attacks from the far right that has depicted McMaster as hostile to Israel. “General McMaster and I are working very well together,” Trump said in a message relayed…
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Fast Forward Former Top Spy David Cohen Warns Trump Not To ‘Politicize’ Iran Intelligence
WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Cohen, the former CIA deputy director, said President Trump’s tasking a team whose goal is to justify a pullout from the Iran deal posed a “grave danger” to the U.S. ability to face international threats. “The president’s reported demand for intelligence to support his policy preference to withdraw from the Iran…
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Fast Forward Senate Panel Approves Bill Penalizing Palestinian Authority For Terror Payments
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A key Senate panel has advanced a bill that would reduce U.S. payments to the Palestinians as long as the Palestinian Authority continues to pay subsidies to the families of Palestinians jailed for or killed in attacks on Israelis. The Taylor Force Act, named for an American who was stabbed to death…
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Fast Forward 6 Things About Jared Kushner’s Senate Appearance
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide, is appearing Monday in a closed meeting of the Senate Intelligence Committee to describe meetings he had during his father’s campaign and the transition and their ties, if any, to a probe of Russian influence in the 2016 elections. Here are six things…
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Fast Forward 4 Times John McCain Went Maverick With His Jewish Friends
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. — war hero, presidential candidate, force of nature — has brain cancer, his family said Wednesday night, and he is garnering well-wishes from across the spectrum. More than a few are from Jews: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called McCain “A hero. A fighter. A friend.” Godspeed, @SenJohnMcCain….
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