Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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The Schmooze Sarah Palin Congratulates Bibi
(JTA) — Sarah Palin has not one but two posts on her Facebook page congratulating Benjamin Netanyahu on his reelection. Maybe two makes up for none from President Barack Obama. In each post Palin says Americans in the heartland “will sleep better knowing Bibi remains the voice of reason and strength in the beautiful nation of…
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Fast Forward Will Benjamin Netanyahu Reelection Further Damage Ties to U.S.?
The Obama administration’s first response to news that Benjamin Netanyahu had been reelected as prime minister of Israel appeared to be avoidance. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Wednesday that the president would wait until Netanyahu had been formally charged with forming a government before congratulating him, although several European leaders and U.S….
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Fast Forward Mideast Peace Talks Were Like a Bad Divorce
(JTA) — Part of the reason Israeli-Palestinian peace talks failed last year is because the sides were so far apart in their fundamental visions of what two states would look like. Another reason is that the two sides could barely stand each other. Those are two of the contentions contained in a blistering critique of…
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Israel News Black Lawmakers Fume Over Bibi Speech — But Vow Ongoing Alliance With Jews
(JTA) — It was not the first time John Lewis had invoked the Jewish-black alliance that fought for equality during the civil rights era. But it was the first time that the Georgia congressman, a civil rights hero, invoked it to explain why he was skipping a speech by an Israeli prime minister. “In many…
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Life Bibi the ‘Mansplainer’
(JTA) — Is Bibi a mansplainer? Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, all but said so after Netanyahu’s Congress speech Tuesday: “As one who values the U.S. – Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech,” she said. “Saddened by the insult to the…
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Fast Forward Would Jeb Bush Policy on Israel Resemble Dad — or Brother?
(JTA) — As clearly as Jeb Bush has stated that he does not want his foreign policy chops assessed against that of his brother — or his father — his choice in advisers has only made things murkier, especially when it comes to Israel. Of 21 advisers to the former Florida governor and putative presidential…
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Fast Forward 2 Black Lawmakers Will Skip Benjamin Netanyahu Speech Amid Growing Storm
(JTA) — Two prominent black Democrats say they will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech to the Republican Congress amid a growing storm of controversy over the perceived partisan nature of the arrangement. U.S. Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a hero of the civil rights movement, and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) on Thursday slammed Rep….
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Fast Forward Republican ‘Bibi Surprise’ Speaking Invitation Blasted as Political Stunt by ADL
(JTA) — The invitation from Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio,) the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress appears to have been very personal, indeed – virtually no one outside the Boehner-Netanayhu circle had any idea it was coming until just before the announcement. The Anti-Defamation League’s…
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