Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller, Trump Campaign Aide, Named to White House Policy Post
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named as a top policy adviser Stephen Miller, a Jewish campaigner for the Republican known for his fiery speeches. “As national policy director, he oversaw the entire policy operation, led the policy development and formulation efforts, and directed strategic policy decisions on a day-to-day basis,” according to the Trump transition…
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Fast Forward What Will Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State Mean for Jewish Agenda?
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, is the chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil, an energy company large enough to have its own foreign policy. It is a policy, however, that doesn’t always align with the priorities of Jewish and pro-Israel groups. Oil companies have clashed in the past with the…
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Fast Forward Rabbis and Imams Search for Common Ground as Donald Trump Looms Large
(JTA) — A year ago, when several dozen Washington-area Jewish and Muslim religious and lay leaders jostled for spots in a group picture, the mood was convivial. The most novel item on the agenda for that November 2015 confab was bringing in non-Middle Eastern Muslims into the Jewish-Muslim dialogue. The meeting and the venue —…
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Fast Forward Trump Aide Calls Moving Embassy to Jerusalem ‘Priority’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump said moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is a major priority. “That is a very big priority for this president-elect, Donald Trump,” Kellyanne Conway told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt during his radio show Monday, according to Politico. “It is something that our friend in Israel,…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Tell Trump 5 Ways To Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would present to President-elect Donald Trump multiple options to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal. “There are ways, various ways of undoing it,” Netanyahu said in an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” broadcast Sunday. “I have about five things in my mind.” He said he would…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres’ Son Will Light Menorah at President Obama’s Last Hanukkah Party
WASHINGTON — Members of Shimon Peres’ family will light candles at President Barack Obama’s final Hanukkah party using a family heirloom menorah. Chemi Peres, the late Israeli president’s son, and Mika Almog, his granddaughter, will light the candles at the party Wednesday evening, more than a week before the start of the holiday, according to…
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Fast Forward Ohio Senate Approves Anti-BDS Bill
— The Ohio Senate approved a bill targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, all but assuring it will become law. The bill passed Thursday by a vote of 26-5 and now awaits Gov. John Kasich’s signature. The state’s House of Representatives passed the measure last month. The legislation prohibits the state from…
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Fast Forward When John Glenn Told Holocaust Survivor Friend: ‘I’d Wear That Number Like a Medal’
(JTA) – John Glenn, the pioneer astronaut and former U.S. senator from Ohio, is . He was of our parents’ era. For those of us of a certain age, Glenn was the first recognizable American hero. He was the first American to orbit the earth, and his re-entry was hair-raising. He returned, modest, unassuming, the…
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