Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Urges Jews To Aim for ‘Our Best’ in Rosh Hashanah Call to Voters
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton spoke with Jewish supporters in a Rosh Hashanah-themed get out the vote call, urging them to help her build “a country consistent with our best selves.” “The High Holy Days are a time to reflect on the last year take a hard look at personal and collective priorities and ask ourselves…
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Fast Forward President Obama Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Rare Tribute to Shimon Peres
WASHINGTON — President Obama announced he was heading to Jerusalem to attend Shimon Peres’ funeral and ordered flags flown at half-staff, a rare honor for foreign leaders. In a proclamation late Wednesday, Obama said he ordered flags to fly at “half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military…
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Fast Forward President Obama Hails Jewish Role in Civil Rights in Rosh Hashanah Call
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told rabbis in a pre-High Holidays call that Jews should share their story of working to advance civil rights as a means of inspiring change at a time of racial tensions. Obama spoke Monday with over 600 rabbis from the Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist movements. His tone on the…
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News 6 Jewiest Moments at the Presidential Debate Between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
(JTA) — What did we learn about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the Jewish vote from the debate on Monday night? Except for an extended tussle about the Iran nuclear deal, not a whole lot. Race was an issue, but Clinton did not make an issue of the support the Republican nominee gets from the…
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Fast Forward 5 Jewish Things To Watch for at the First Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump Debate
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton meet Monday night for their first debate at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. There are two more coming, on Oct. 9 and Oct. 19, and a debate between their running mates, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., will take place Oct. 4. There’s been a…
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Fast Forward 10 American Muslim Leaders Urge Hamas to Return Remains of Israeli Soldiers
WASHINGTON — A slate of ten U.S. Muslim leaders, including both Muslims in Congress, urged Hamas to return to Israel the remains of two soldiers. “In the name of Almighty God the most merciful and compassionate, we appeal to you on the basis of humanity and charity to release the remains of Hadar Goldin and…
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Fast Forward Security Officials Urge Business-as-Usual for the High Holy Days
WASHINGTON – In a pre-Rosh Hashanah briefing, Jewish community and U.S. security officials urged Jewish institutions to be resilient and keep up morale in the face of terrorist threats. Hundreds of officials from more than one hundred institutions across the country participated in the call on Friday. Speakers included Paul Goldenberg, the director of Secure Community…
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Fast Forward Clinton Backs Israel in Meeting With Benjamin Netanyahu — Trump Vows Jerusalem Embassy Move
(JTA) — Hillary Clinton said she opposed any U.N. Security Council bid to impose a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just hours after a summit between the Israeli leader and Donald Trump. Netanyahu’s meetings with the Democratic nominee and, earlier Sunday, with her Republican rival were…
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