Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Josh Mandel, asked about Israel in debate with Black candidate, gives bizarre answer including slavery and MLK
(JTA) — It was a straightforward Israel question, typical of many recent political debates. “Would you please tell us if you would give unconditional support to protect and defend Israel if Iran attacks the Jewish state?” said the moderator at the debate Monday between Josh Mandel, a Jewish far-right Republican running for Ohio’s U.S. Senate…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson protege, leader of pro-Israel student group, running for Congress in Nevada
(JTA) — David Brog, who leads the Maccabee Task Force, a group that cultivates pro-Israel students on campus, and a longtime protege of the Adelsons, the Las Vegas-based Republican Jewish kingmaker couple, is running for Congress in Nevada. The late Sheldon Adelson and his widow Miriam launched the Maccabee Task Force in 2015. Before entering…
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Fast Forward After a Jewish lawmaker’s impassioned speech, Wyoming’s conservative legislature rejects critical race theory ban
(JTA) — It seemed a slam dunk: The popular conservative cause of banning “critical race theory” in schools, being taken up for a vote in one of the country’s most lopsidedly conservative legislatures. Then a Democrat, one of just seven in the 60-member Wyoming legislature, stood up Thursday and said he could not support the…
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Fast Forward Jewish federations umbrella group removes gun control and LGBTQ advocacy from policy priority list
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Jewish Federations of North America has removed advocacy for gun control, voting rights and LGBTQ protections from a key priorities document, but a top official says the change does not diminish the organization’s commitment to the issues. In comparison to recent years, the 2022 “Jewish Federations Public Priorities” document, sent on…
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Fast Forward Elon Musk criticized for comparing Justin Trudeau to Hitler
(JTA) — Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, likened Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler for the Canadian prime minister’s decision to go after those financing the trucker protest and added that Trudeau was less competent than the Nazi, leading to criticism from Jewish groups. On Thursday, Musk replied to a tweet reporting that Canadian authorities have…
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Fast Forward David Perdue, ex-senator and Georgia governor candidate, likens social media restrictions to Nazi rule
(JTA) — David Perdue, a one-term U.S. senator ousted by a Jewish Democrat a year ago, is now running for governor of his state as the Trump-backed candidate, and like others in that camp, he has taken to comparing aspects of contemporary life to life under Nazi rule. Perdue was decrying Twitter’s removal of former…
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Fast Forward Jewish fundraising powerhouse JFNA names 2nd woman (and actor Ben Platt’s mom) as chair
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Julie Platt is a one-time banker who has become a leader in promoting Jewish education and helping to rescue Jewish camping from the ravages of the pandemic. Now, she’s about to make history as the second woman to chair one of the largest Jewish fundraising powerhouses in the United States, the Jewish…
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Fast Forward In a first for an Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett visits Bahrain
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett landed in Bahrain for meetings with its rulers, the second such trip to a Gulf Arab country since the launch of the Abraham Accords. Speaking Monday before his departure, Bennett framed his visit as a bulwark against increasing uncertainty worldwide, alluding to heightened tensions in the region with…
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