Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Bashes Hillary Clinton on Iran Nuclear Deal — Again
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump used Iran among other foreign policy differences to depict Hillary Clinton as “stupid,” in the final presidential debate. “Iran should write a letter to thank you, the stupidest deal of all time,” Trump said, his first of at least three mentions of last year’s deal between Iran and six major powers…
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Fast Forward Top Reform Rabbi Blasts Donald Trump for ‘Anti-Semitic’ Rhetoric
WASHINGTON — A top Reform movement rabbi said it “defies belief” that Donald Trump is unaware of anti-Semitic associations in his campaign rhetoric. Rabbi Jonah Pesner, who directs the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center, released his statement Friday, Oct. 14, a day after the Republican presidential nominee delivered a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Politician’s Daughter Denies Being Plant at Hillary Clinton Town Hall
WASHINGTON — The daughter of a Jewish state senator in Pennsylvania denied that her question at a Hillary Clinton town hall was arranged with the presidential campaign. Brennan Leach, 15, had appeared at a town hall with Clinton in Haverford, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb, on Sept. 4, accompanied by her parents. Her father, Sen. Daylin…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Breaks With Mike Pence on Syria — Says Assad Regime Not Worth Confronting
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said the U.S. focus in Syria should solely be on the Islamic State terrorist group, arguing that the Assad regime is not worth confronting because its allies, Russia and Iran, effectively control the country. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in the second presidential debate held Sunday night at Washington University in…
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Fast Forward Eric Trump Gives Interview to Radio Show With White Supremacist Ties
WASHINGTON — Eric Trump spoke on a syndicated radio show that once hosted a white supremacist who interviewed his brother, Donald Trump Jr. Trump, who like his brothers and sisters often acts as a surrogate for his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, was interviewed Thursday on “Liberty Roundtable.” He and host Sam Bushman discussed…
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Fast Forward Maryland Sheriff Won’t Quit Over Racist and Anti-Semitic Remarks
WASHINGTON — A county sheriff in Maryland accused of making racist and anti-Semitic comments is refusing to resign. James Fitzgerald, a Democrat who is the elected sheriff in Howard County, a mixed rural-suburban county straddling Baltimore and the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C., said at a news conference on Sept. 29 that he would not…
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Fast Forward Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security Chief for George W. Bush, Backs Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON — Michael Chertoff, a homeland security secretary under President George W. Bush, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. The endorsement of the Democratic nominee, appearing in an interview Monday with Bloomberg News, is notable because while other Republicans, including many who have not been in government for decades, have endorsed Clinton, Chertoff was a senior…
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Fast Forward J Street Launches Swing State Campaign Against Iran Deal Opponents
WASHINGTON — J Street is launching a half million-dollar campaign against two vulnerable Republicans for their opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami on Wednesday will release TV spots to screen in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where incumbents Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., are in tight competitive races. A…
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