Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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News How Tuesday’s rally in DC is trying to pitch a broad pro-Israel tent
The rally aims to show that even as American Jews have become increasingly polarized, a broad spectrum of Jewish organizations and their supporters can still unite behind an overarching message of backing Israel and opposing antisemitism
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Fast Forward ‘Finish them’: GOP presidential candidates unite over what they’d advise Netanyahu about Hamas
The Republican Jewish Coalition got two questions, a first for a Jewish group
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Fast Forward Top official says White House antisemitism strategy is ‘under pressure’ due to Israel-Hamas war
"We continue to see an alarming trend of antisemitic threats and attacks targeting Jewish communities across the country," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters
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Fast Forward Jewish billionaire Henry Swieca quits Columbia Business School board, saying campus is ‘unsafe’ for Jews
"My resignation is an expression of my deep concern for the direction in which the university is heading," said Henry Swieca, whose worth is listed as $1.9 billion
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Fast Forward Education secretary: Colleges could face funding cuts if they don’t address antisemitism
Cardona linked his department's warning to a spike in antisemitic incidents on campuses since Hamas terrorists struck Israel on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward In a rare move, the U.S. House of Representatives censures Rashida Tlaib for Israel remarks
The vote was sure to sharpen divides among Democrats over the war, with some Democrats vehemently defending Tlaib's right to use the term "from the river to the sea" and others saying the term signifies the elimination of Israel
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Fast Forward National Jewish groups put out the call for a massive ‘March for Israel’ in DC on Nov. 14
The hope was the rally would have the impact of mass Jewish rallies in 2002 and 1987
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Fast Forward In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas cease-fire stance
Sanders later distanced himself from the pro-Israel lobby, in the latest example of how a fissure among progressives is affecting politics
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