Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward In her first talk as antisemitism monitor, Deborah Lipstadt decries those who do not take it seriously
Antisemitism is often not taken seriously until it becomes deadly, Lipstadt said.
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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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