Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitism From Donald Trump Backers Chills Jewish Voters as Election Day Looms
(JTA) — Jewish Americans have never been ones to sit out an election, whether it comes to voting, political fundraising or dinner table punditry. But even for a community grown used to the political fray, the 2016 campaign was different. The stakes are so high, the differences so stark, the language so overwrought that Trump…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Congressional Candidates Feud Over Anti-Semitic Flyer
WASHINGTON — Candidates for Congress in a northern New Jersey district traded charges over an anti-Semitic flyer. The flyer, distributed last week at schools and train stations in New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, depicts the Democratic challenger, Josh Gottheimer, who is Jewish, with devil’s horns and a sinister goatee, alongside a pitchfork. Unsigned and using…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Releases Detailed Israel Policy Plan — 6 Days Before Vote
WASHINGTON — Less than a week before the presidential election, Donald Trump’s two top Israel advisers released a detailed plan that pledges assistance to Israel beyond current levels but stops short of pledging to kill the Iran nuclear deal. The 16-point plan, which was posted Wednesday on the Medium publishing platform by David Friedman and Jason…
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Fast Forward 6 Jewish Congressional Races To Watch — From Memphis to New Jersey
Jewish congressmen from Memphis and Jewish Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are both pretty rare species. And both demographics may be set to double in population – to two. Seven Jews either running for open seats or challenging incumbents in Congress have a shot at winning; five in the House and two in…
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Fast Forward 5 Senate Races To Watch Where the Jewish Vote Could Make All the Difference
(JTA) — Hillary vs. Donald is sucking all the air out of the room, but there’s a big battle raging for the Senate too. And in many races, Jewish votes or issues could tip the balance. Consider: The first woman major party nominee battling a reality TV star. The Republican nominee, Donald Trump, bragging in…
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Fast Forward Republican Jewish Coalition Spends $500K on Pennsylvania Senate Race
WASHINGTON — The Republican Jewish Coalition is spending $500,000 in Pennsylvania to protect the state’s incumbent senator, Pat Toomey. Matt Brooks, the RJC director, told JTA on Monday that the ad campaign targeting Toomey’s challenger, Katie McGinty, had topped $500,000, twice what a political action committee affiliated with J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy…
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Fast Forward Curt Schilling Calls Jews Who Slammed His Jake Tapper Interview ‘Clowns’
WASHINGTON — Curt Schilling, a former All-Star pitcher and prospective U.S. Senate candidate, said liberal Jewish leaders who criticized his comments on Jews and Democrats were “clowns.” “Right, I’m the one that doesn’t know history,” Schilling tweeted Wednesday after Media Matters, a liberal watchdog, posted a compilation of liberal Jewish groups and leaders condemning Schilling’s…
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News Top 5 Donors to Hillary Clinton Campaign Are All Jewish
WASHINGTON — The top five donors in efforts to elect Hillary Clinton president are Jewish, according to a Washington Post analysis. The story posted Oct. 24 named the top donors, who are contributing $1 of every $17 of the over $1 billion amassed for the Democratic nominee’s presidential run. They are Donald Sussman, a hedge…
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