Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Opinion Cue Saul Alinsky, the Jewish Bogeyman the GOP Loves To Hate — Again and Again
(JTA) — Two days into the coronation of Donald J. Trump, the arrival of Saul Alinsky, in all his dead Jewish radical glory, was not a surprise. Lucifer, on the other hand, was an unexpected guest, brought into the proceedings by Ben Carson, the rival Trump defeated. Alinsky is the community organizer and author whose…
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Fast Forward Michael Mukasey, Orthodox Ex-Attorney General, Blasts Hillary Clinton as ‘Unfit’
CLEVELAND — Michael Mukasey, the U.S. attorney general under President George W, Bush, attacked Hillary Clinton’s fitness for office at the Republican convention. Mukasey, speaking Tuesday to the Republican National Convention, outlined examples of what he said were Clinton’s violation of her oath of office when she served as secretary of state in President Barack…
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Fast Forward Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Beats Donald Trump as Republicans Gather in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (JTA) – Trumpism is visible here on the shores of Lake Erie, but not in the way nominees and what they stand for have dominated previous conventions. A few baseball caps are visible with his slogan, “Make America Great Again,” and there are discreet buttons and a service dog named Titan wearing a Trump…
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Fast Forward Cornel West Endorses Green Party After Losing Anti-Israel Fight on Democratic Platform
WASHINGTON — Cornel West, whose appointment by Bernie Sanders to the Democratic Party platform drafting committee raised pro-Israel hackles, said he is endorsing the Green Party candidate for the presidency. “I am supporting Jill Stein,” the philosopher wrote Thursday in The Guardian. “I have a deep love for my brother Bernie Sanders, but I disagree…
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Fast Forward Republican Convention Begs Sheldon Adelson for $6M as Sponsors Shun Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Republican Party convention is asking Sheldon Adelson to cover a $6 million shortfall triggered by sponsors walking out over the nominee, Donald Trump. Politico reported Thursday that the appeal to the casino magnate came July 12, just six days before the July 18 launch of the convention in Cleveland. The convention…
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Fast Forward Trump Pledged Support to Friends of the IDF — Someone Else Paid
WASHINGTON — Someone else paid Donald Trump’s pledged contribution to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, according to the Washington Post. The Post reported Thursday that Trump promised the group a donation in 2007. FIDF spokesman Ryan Greiss told the newspaper that someone else made good on the pledge. Greiss would not identify the…
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Fast Forward Ex-Admiral James Stavridis, Possible Veep for Hillary Clinton, Has Close Israel Ties
WASHINGTON — A former NATO commander being considered as a running mate for Hillary Clinton has called for a formal U.S.-Israel defense treaty and was sharply critical of the Iran nuclear deal. James Stavridis, a retired four-star admiral, is being vetted by Clinton’s campaign to join the former secretary of state as she accepts the…
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Fast Forward 2-State Advocacy Group DIdn’t Use American Cash To Tip Israel Election
WASHINGTON — An NGO did not use U.S. funds in its campaign to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Senate inquiry found, and the State Department did not violate policies by funding the NGO. However, the report issued Tuesday suggested the State Department did not adequately assess the risks of funding the NGO, OneVoice,…
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