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Ron Kampeas
Ron Kampeas
Halie Sofer heads the Jewish Democratic Council of America. (Courtesy of JDCA)
June 16, 2018, 2:39 pm
National security expert leads the charge to keep US Jews voting Democratic
Halie Soifer, newly elected head of Jewish Democratic Council of America, must deal with Republican challenges and a divided party in the lead-up to the November midterms
By Ron Kampeas
Republican primary senatorial candidate Corey Stewart gestures during a debate with E. W. Jackson and Del. Nick Freitas at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
June 14, 2018, 10:26 am
Virginia Republicans nominate Senate candidate with anti-Semitic ties
Video showed Corey Stewart exchanging compliments with 'personal hero' Paul Nehlen, but he later said the alt-right figure said 'stupid stuff'; Trump tweets congratulations
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
June 13, 2018, 12:37 am
What the Trump-Kim summit could mean for Israel and Iran
With North Korea possibly coming to terms with Washington, former air force chief says Jerusalem hopes to push Tehran's nuclear threat to top of agenda
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a MoveOn.org rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3, 2017. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)
June 8, 2018, 3:19 am
Bernie Sanders, focusing on foreign policy, blasts Israel on Gaza
In a series of videos, the Vermont Independent drops the nuance in blaming Israel for the violence at the border
By Ron Kampeas
Senator Dianne Feinstein talks with reporters after the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol on June 5, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
June 7, 2018, 3:51 am
The year’s biggest day of US primaries left Jewish incumbents (mostly) safe
Ballots in 8 states showed the fretting about a far-right incursion into Republican precincts was overstated — but not entirely put to rest
By Ron Kampeas
Senior Adviser to the US President Jared Kushner (r) speaks as US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the official opening ceremony of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2018, 9:58 am
Why Democrats and Republicans are fighting over the Jerusalem embassy bash
US Ambassador David Friedman insists all were welcome, but pro-Israel Democrats say they weren't invited
By Ron Kampeas
Leslie Cockburn, left, and John Fitzgerald have spurred controversy with their congressional bids. (Campaign websites)
June 1, 2018, 9:42 am
Who is an anti-Semite? Republicans and Democrats grapple with the question
California Republican John Fitzgerald, who claims Jews in US government are secret Israelis, is the third GOP candidate a Jewish Republican group has condemned as neo-Nazi
By Ron Kampeas
In this Jan. 8, 2018, file photo, Roseanne Barr participates in the "Roseanne" panel during the Disney/ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. ABC canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
May 30, 2018, 4:53 am
Roseanne’s other problematic tweet was about George Soros
Barr was also dueling with Chelsea Clinton, dredging up false rumors she was married to Soros's nephew, and calling the Jewish billionaire a Nazi
By Ron Kampeas
Paul Nehlen, a candidate for Paul Ryan’s House seat in Wisconsin (Screenshot from YouTube/JTA)
May 26, 2018, 10:49 am
What can Republican party do about right-wing extremists in primaries?
The emergence of fringe candidates as the top challengers in several districts poses tough questions for GOP establishment
By Ron Kampeas
Pro-Palestine demonstrators wearing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu masks, led by Code Pink, protest in front of doors of the Washington Convention Center, where the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference is being held, in Washington, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP/Cliff Owen)
May 25, 2018, 6:43 am
Including Israel in anti-Semitism definition, Congress wades into political mire
Bill widely supported, but critics say inclusion of anti-Israel activities will impinge on free speech
By Ron Kampeas
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, March 6, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
May 24, 2018, 8:06 am
State Department: Beneficiary of David Friedman-led charity not on terror list
Komemiyut, founded after pullout from Gush Katif, shares name with banned extremist group founded by Meir Kahane
By Ron Kampeas
Stacey Abrams at an election night event in Atlanta, May 22, 2018. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images via JTA)
May 24, 2018, 7:43 am
What does Stacey Abrams’s primary win mean for Democrats and Israel?
First female African-American candidate for Georgia governor believes in Israel's right to exist, but rejects anti-BDS legislation
By Ron Kampeas
Russian Jewish entrepreneur and co-founder of the Breakthrough Prize, Yuri Milner, attends a press conference in London on July 20, 2015, where he and British cosmologist Stephen Hawking announced the launch of Breakthrough Listen Initiative, a new effort to detect intelligent life in the cosmos. (AFP photo/Niklas Halle'n)
May 23, 2018, 5:23 am
A complete guide to the Jewish machers in the Russia probe
From Len Blavatnik to Yuri Milner, several Russian Jews who made it big also feature prominently in the investigation into Trump's ties to Moscow
By Ron Kampeas
CNN panelists discuss a meeting Ivanka Trump and Jared Kishner had with Isreal's Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, May 16, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
May 17, 2018, 3:28 am
CNN panel discusses rabbi who compared black children to monkeys
Debate about Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and his meeting with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner devolves into comments about one panelist's masculinity
By Ron Kampeas
Senator Dianne Feinstein (California-Democrat) speaking to members of the media in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2018. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)
May 16, 2018, 6:12 pm
Dianne Feinstein blasts Nikki Haley for blocking UN Gaza investigation
Senator slams US Jerusalem embassy opening as a 'serious mistake'; Bernie Sanders tweets video which says Palestinians have 'right to return to their former homes inside Israel'
By Ron Kampeas
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