Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Jewish Candidate Who Sought Libertarian Presidential Nomination Found Dead
WASHINGTON — Marc Allan Feldman, a candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination who pitched his candidacy citing Jewish lore, was found dead in a hotel. Feldman, a Cleveland Clinic doctor, was found in a Cleveland area motel on Wednesday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. He was 56. Coroners have yet to list a cause. The…
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Fast Forward Sanders Says He Will Vote for Clinton
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bernie Sanders said he would vote for Hillary Clinton in November, but was not ready to endorse her. Sanders, the Independent Vermont senator, CNN and MSNBC on Friday morning that his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination would get his vote. “In all likelihood, it will go to Hillary Clinton,” he said…
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Fast Forward Clinton, Sanders Democratic Platform Drafters Find Common Ground on Israel, Palestinians
WASHINGTON — Two delegates to the Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee — one appointed by Hillary Clinton and the other by Bernie Sanders — said the platform must reflect the hardships faced both by Israelis and Palestinians. “Israelis today live in fear of acts of terror that can turn peaceful marketplaces and neighborhoods into scenes…
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Fast Forward Michael Oren Says Israel Should Wait To Agree on New American Aid Pact
WASHINGTON — Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States, reportedly is counseling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to conclude an agreement with the Obama administration to expand and extend defense assistance to Israel. Oren, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday, a Knesset member with the centrist Kulanu Party, has in closed meetings…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Slams Hillary Clinton on Iran — Signalling New Focus on Israel
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Iran is the dominant Islamic power in the Middle East and is on the road to nuclear weapons because of Hillary Clinton, a signal that Israel and Middle East policy will be at the forefront of an increasingly bitter campaign. The Israel and Iran citations in the presumptive Republican presidential…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Wants To Lift Ban on Political Endorsements by Religious Groups
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump told conservative Christians he would work to remove restrictions on churches endorsing political candidates. “I think maybe that will be my greatest contribution to Christianity — and other religions — is to allow you, when you talk religious liberty, to go and speak openly, and if you like somebody or want…
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Fast Forward Jonathan Pollard Still Poses Security Threat, U.S. Insists in Court Filing
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community favors continued restrictions on Jonathan Pollard, arguing that the one-time spy for Israel could still damage U.S. interests by revealing methods and identifying characteristics of U.S. assets. Intelligence community “sources and methods must be protected from disclosure in every situation where a certain intelligence interest, capability, or technique, if…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Avigdor Lieberman Meets With Pentagon Chief on U.S. Visit
WASHINGTON — Israel’s newly installed defense minister, Avigdor Liberman, met Monday with his U.S. counterpart, Ashton Carter. Liberman, who last month replaced longtime defense minister Moshe Yaalon, is in Washington, D.C., seeking to reassure Israel’s closet ally that the transition will be smooth. “Secretary Carter and Minister Liberman reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.- Israeli…
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