Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward 4 Jewish Takeaways From Trump’s Big Speech To Congress
WASHINGTON (JTA) – President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress is getting rave reviews for the subdued, “presidential” style in which he delivered it, and positive feedback from the Jewish community for opening remarks denouncing anti-Semitic acts as examples of “hate and evil.” But there ensues the inevitable Trumpian conundrum: What did he actually…
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Fast Forward Trump Condemns Anti-Semitic Wave In Speech To Congress
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump noted recent bomb threats on Jewish institutions and vandalism of cemeteries in his first address to a joint meeting of Congress. “Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still…
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News Jewish Leaders Face Quandary In Age Of Trump — Seek Access Or Resist?
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the umbrella body for the community’s policy groups, and J Street, the liberal Middle East peace lobby, held conferences this weekend about seven blocks apart. Downtown D.C. is pleasantly people-free on weekends, and the weather, weirdly unseasonable, was mild, so traipsing back and forth wasn’t a…
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Fast Forward Jewish Congressman Eliot Engel Skips Traditional Handshake With Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — For the first time in 29 years, Rep. Eliot Engel did not position himself to shake the president’s hand at a joint meeting of Congress, citing Donald Trump’s slowness to comment on threats to Jews, among other reasons. ‘I’ve decided not to stand on the aisle of the House chamber to shake…
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Fast Forward Wiesenthal Center Says Feds Must Expand Effort To Combat Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A senior Republican congressman and a Jewish defense group called for the funding of federal positions to monitor anti-Semitism a day after reports that the Trump administration was considering nixing the international anti-Semitism monitor role. “Ever since its creation under President George W. Bush, the Special Envoy on anti-Semitism has made clear…
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News Bernie Sanders Electrifies J Street With Emotional Message On Israel — And Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaking with affection of his life in Israel decades ago, told a rapturous J Street conference that one could sharply criticize the Israeli government’s policies and be pro-Israel. Sanders, I-Vt., speaking Monday in his first Middle East policy speech since ending his bid last June for the Democratic…
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Fast Forward Western JCC’s And San Francisco ADL Office Emptied By New Bomb Threats
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Seven additional Jewish community centers, all in western states, and the San Francisco office of the Anti-Defamation League were evacuated after bomb threats, bringing the one day total of threats to 29. Secure Community Network, the security arm of the national Jewish community, reported evacuations in Tucson and Phoenix in Arizona; Orange…
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Fast Forward J Street and JCPA Grapple With Jewish Advocacy Under Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — J Street, the liberal Middle East policy group, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs launched annual conferences in Washington that each focused on challenges to Jewish activism during the Trump administration. J Street’s adversarial relationship to the new administration was explicit in its programming, while the JCPA, the public policy umbrella…
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