Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Madison Cawthorn: Volodymr Zelenskyy is a ‘woke’ ‘thug’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Madison Cawthorn, the North Carolina Republican congressman with a knack for controversy, called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug” whose government pushes “woke” ideologies. “Remember that Zelenskyy is a thug,” Cawthorn said in a video posted Thursday by WRAL, the NBC affiliate in Raleigh. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt…
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Fast Forward Miriam Adelson loaned Mike Pence a plane for a campaign-style tour of Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and a Republican kingmaker in her own right, loaned former Vice President Mike Pence a plane this week — affording him the kind of photo-ops that presidential contenders cherish. Pence met in Israel with its prime minister and president, toured a settler enclave…
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Fast Forward Zelenskyy to speak to Israel’s Knesset members
(JTA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has added the Knesset to the list of legislative bodies he is appealing to for support as he faces down Russia’s war against his country. Israeli media reported Wednesday that Ukraine’s government requested a chance to address the legislature. The request came just as the Knesset session was adjourning…
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Fast Forward Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin spoke to white nationalists a week after she asked a rabbi if she could help fight antisemitism
(JTA) — When Rabbi Danny Fink saw that the lieutenant governor of his state had just spoken to a white nationalist group helmed by a Holocaust denier, he was shocked. After all, he had just gotten a letter from Janet McGeachin, Idaho’s Republican lieutenant governor, asking him to join her in working on a task…
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Fast Forward Israel to allow 25,000 non-Jewish Ukrainian immigrants to stay
(JTA) — In response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Israel is ready to take in 5,000 new non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees and to allow 20,000 non-Jewish Ukrainians who are already in the country, many illegally, to remain. Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked made the announcement Tuesday. Israel’s Law of Return normally offers citizenship only to people…
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Fast Forward Congress’ spending bill includes $1 billion for Iron Dome, $250m to protect houses of worship and $6m for Holocaust survivors
WASHINGTON (JTA) — After months of maneuvering over $1 billion to replace Iron Dome batteries Israel lost in last year’s Gaza conflict, the money is to be included in a bipartisan spending bill Congress will consider this week as it looks to avoid a government shutdown. Also included in the $1.5 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Agreement…
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Fast Forward Arizona Republican shares ‘Shtisel’ image to rebuke colleague’s antisemitic comments
(JTA) — An Arizona state senator wanted to make it clear that she reviled the antisemitism of one of her colleagues, so she shared an image of the cast of the Israeli family drama, “Shtisel.” Kelly Townsend, a Republican, no longer wants the endorsement of her colleague, Wendy Rogers, after Rogers drew national attention for…
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Fast Forward Roger Stone said Jared Kushner needed ‘a beating’ and a death threat, and that he was not joking
WASHINGTON (JTA) — On President Donald Trump’s last day in office, Roger Stone was furious that his old friend declined to pardon a bevy of Stone’s associates and fellow travelers. The longtime political trickster blamed Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and he had a plan. “In two weeks he’s moving to Miami,” Stone told Enrique Alejandro, his…
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