Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Will Democrats Dump Debbie Wasserman Schultz as Party Chair
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Feeling the heat over her clashes with Bernie Sanders, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is at the center of a debate among Democratic lawmakers over whether to push for her ouster as party chair. The Hill Tuesday that about 12 senators have been discussing what to do about Wasserman Schultz, a Florida congresswoman and one of the most prominent…
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Fast Forward 5 Jews Join Republican Finance Team for Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee announced a fund-raising team that includes five current or former Republican Jewish Coalition board members. Of 20 members of the Victory Leadership Team announced Tuesday, five are or have been on the RJC board: Mel Sembler, a Florida developer and former RJC chairman who was the…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Heavyweights Mount New Push for Two-State Solution in Rare Snub of Netanyahu
(JTA) — In a rare and sharp split with Israeli government policy, a group of Jewish community leaders want to get a proposal for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the next president’s desk. Two complementary U.S. and Israeli working papers to be launched next week propose immediate actions Israel can take to…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Taps Prominent Critics of Israel for Democratic Platform Committee
(JTA) — The Democratic Party platform drafting committee is top heavy with veterans of political battles over Israel — some friendly, some critical, and including at least one major backer of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The Democratic National Committee named the committee on Monday, a day after reports emerged that Bernie Sanders, an…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Plans Push To Include Palestinian Rights in Democratic Platform
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders wants to make Palestinian rights more of a priority in the Democratic Party platform, according to a report. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Sanders, the Vermont Independent Senator seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, wants to see changes to a platform to better reflect Palestinian aspirations for statehood. Sanders, the…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Brokers Israel Trip for Donald Trump — Months After He Was Snubbed
WASHINGTON — Sheldon Adelson and the Republican Jewish Coalition reportedly are planning to bring Donald Trump to Israel. The Guardian over the weekend quoted what it said were sources close to the casino magnate as saying that the RJC – one of Adelson’s major beneficiaries – was planning the trip at Adelson’s behest, although nothing…
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Fast Forward First Canadian Picked To Lead Conservative Rabbinical Assembly
— The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis, has elected its first Canadian president. Rabbi Philip Scheim, who has led Beth David Congregation in Toronto since 1984, was elected by the membership and will be installed Sunday at an event in New York. Scheim succeeds Rabbi William Gershon of Dallas, who took a…
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Fast Forward Smithsonian Launches Einstein Project To Mark Relativity Theory’s Centennial
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian Institution and the Hebrew University are marking the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity by launching an initiative to make science more accessible to young people. The project, joining the Science Education Center at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and the Albert Einstein Archive at Hebrew University, will “make science,…
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