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 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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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Feud Led to Ouster of Donald Trump Campaign Boss
WASHINGTON — Tensions between Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly were behind Lewandowski’s departure announced Monday by the campaign. On the same day, Lewandowski said separately that he stood by Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The New York Times first reported what it said was a firing, and CNN followed up by reporting that…
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Fast Forward 20 Senators Push Medal of Freedom for Rabbi Abraham Heschel
WASHINGTON — A slate of 20 senators urged President Barack Obama to posthumously award Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the nation’s highest honors. The letter made public Wednesday, spearheaded by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, cited the role of Heschel, who fled Nazi-era Germany, in advancing the cause of civil…
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Fast Forward Jacky Rosen Wins Democratic Congressional Primary in Nevada Swing District
WASHINGTON — The president of a Las Vegas-area synagogue handpicked by the Democratic Party leadership to run in a competitive congressional district won the primary. Jacky Rosen, a software developer who helms Ner Tamid, a Reform synagogue in Henderson, Nevada, and the largest in the region, handily defeated her rivals in Tuesday’s primary in the…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Criticizes White House for Opposing Boost in Israel Missile-Defense Funding
WASHINGTON — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee said it was “deeply disappointed” in the Obama administration’s opposition to increased missile defense funding for Israel, weighing in on an issue that is apparently obstructing U.S.-Israel talks on renewing defense assistance. “We are deeply disappointed that a June 14 ‘Statement of Administration Policy’ on the defense…
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