Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward US rejoins UNESCO, reversing Trump administration pullout over anti-Israel bias
The Biden administration has sought reentry in part because China is becoming preeminent in the organization
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Fast Forward In notable stand, Israel’s ambassador to US says ‘trans rights are human rights’
Michael Herzog's unapologetic defense of LGBTQ rights, and the call to oppose "bigotry" made his speech unusually political
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Fast Forward Supreme Court ruling in Sabbath accommodation case has far-reaching consequences for observant Jews
Jewish groups that do not often line up on the same side of church-state issues before the court were of a single voice in this case
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Fast Forward House and Senate invite Israeli president Isaac Herzog to speak to Congress
Herzog’s state visit is unusual in that it comes before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has scored an invitation
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Fast Forward Progressive Democrats seek to stall Israel’s entry into a coveted visa waiver program
Signatories says Muslim and Palestinian Americans, including Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, have been 'profiled' and blocked from entering Israel
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh trial: Defense claims shooter had brain abnormalities
The Pittsburgh Jewish federation’s resident rabbinic scholar explained that there are differences of opinion as to when and how Jewish law would justify a death penalty
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh gunman’s lawyer in opening death penalty phase outlines mental health defense
The defense wants jurors to know about the events and disabilities they say shaped the defendant’s life before he killed 11 Jews at prayer on Oct. 27, 2018
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Politics Survey: Jewish voters strongly favor Biden over Trump in possible 2024 rematch
Jewish voters continue to be preoccupied with the same issues that animated them last year, including the future of democracy, the economy, abortion, climate change and guns
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