Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward 2 more Jewish Democrats, Jamie Raskin and Sarah Jacobs, join growing calls for a ceasefire
Jewish Democrats are shifting their positions on he war as it enters its sixth week, the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip intensifies and the Palestinian death toll climbs
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Fast Forward ‘Unacceptable’ and a ‘moral failure’: In a shift, Jewish lawmakers Ossoff, Balint and Phillips ramp up criticism on Israel’s conduct
A wall of support for Israel might be crumbling among Jewish Democrats in Congress
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Fast Forward IBM pulls its ads from Twitter/X after Elon Musk calls an antisemitic post the ‘actual truth’
This was Musk's most explicit endorsement of antisemitism to date
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Fast Forward ‘A constant series of lies’: George Santos, who lied about being Jewish, says he won’t run again after House ethics report
Republicans and Democrats alike immediately said they would seek Santos’ expulsion before his term ends
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Fast Forward Members of Congress evacuated as police crack down on Jewish anti-Israel protesters outside Democratic HQ
The police accused protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow of violence. The protesters said it was the police who were violent
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Fast Forward Polls show American Jews approve of Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war while Americans do not
Jewish approval of Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war appears to stem from appreciation for his wholehearted backing for Israel as well as the traditional Jewish tendency to favor Democrats
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Fast Forward Israeli Supreme Court rules that Israel’s Law of Return extends to widows of children and grandchildren of Jews
The 4-3 ruling is an example of the court’s role in determining Israeli policy, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has sought to diminish
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Fast Forward Meeting a deadline, Education Department briefs Jewish groups on new efforts to combat campus antisemitism
Attendees were divided over just how aggressively the education department should prioritize antisemitism concerns
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