Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Analysis Joe Biden won’t budge on this make-or-break Iran deal issue, and progressives are furious
Liberal groups argue that delisting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps from the U.S. terrorism list isn’t a big deal and are pressuring Biden to do so.
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Fast Forward Trump endorses Thomas Massie, a rare incumbent opposed by the Republican Jewish Coalition
Massie has opposed funding for Holocaust education and money to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome batteries.
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Fast Forward Found in the conservative scrutiny of Florida’s math books: a joke about Jews
The joke, with the punchline “Because they’re worth it.” appears in a chapter on probability.
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Fast Forward US ‘strongly opposes’ Israel’s plan to expand settlements, but Biden’s visit still scheduled
Israel plans a meeting next week to advance new West Bank settlements.
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Fast Forward Karine Jean-Pierre, who endorsed AIPAC boycott, to be next White House press secretary
“AIPAC’s policies are not progressive policies,” the new White House press secretary said in 2019.
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Fast Forward For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights
They are preparing for a potentially delicate political balancing act.
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Fast Forward AIPAC’s political action committee to back Liz Cheney, who criticized the group’s endorsements
Cheney, a longtime friend of the pro-Israel lobby, was not among the endorsees of the AIPAC PAC until now, which raised eyebrows.
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Fast Forward Citing disproportionate infertility rates among Jews, all 4 Jewish denominations back congressional resolution calling for awareness
A proposed resolution says the “government has a responsibility to help examine, create, and implement solutions to address and alleviate the problems associated with” infertility.
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