Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Americans for Peace Now becomes first US Zionist group to call for a ceasefire in Gaza
A sign that American Jewish groups’ broad support for Israel in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion has fractured
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Fast Forward How the watermelon wound up on Jennifer Garner’s daughter’s sweatshirt as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism
Watermelons are linked with Palestinian activism because their colors — red, black, white and green — match the colors of the Palestinian flag
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News Israel faces charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Here’s why, and how Israel will respond.
For the first time in decades, Israeli government lawyers will grapple with an allegation of genocide — as defendants and not as prosecutors
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Fast Forward Hezbollah leader promises retaliation against Israel for killing of Hamas chief in Beirut
A senior U.S. official said Saleh El Arouri was “held accountable”
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Fast Forward Biden administration, Reform Jewish leader slam Smotrich and Ben Gvir for calling for Palestinians’ removal from Gaza
Bezalel Smotrich said he hoped Gaza’s Palestinian population would drop by at least 90 percent.
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Fast Forward Top Hamas official assassinated in Beirut, reportedly by Israel
Saleh Al-Arouri, the deputy chair of Hamas’ political bureau, was released from Israeli prison in 2010 and took up a role leading the group from abroad
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News The big issues dividing the US and Israel as the Gaza war bleeds into 2024
Both Biden and Netanyahu, at odds with each other, are facing mounting political pressures at home
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Fast Forward Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and Milwaukee Bucks owner, dies at 88
The son of immigrants, whose family founded the Kohl's department stores, loved his hometown so much he bought its basketball team to keep it there.
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