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Ron Kampeas

Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, August 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 6, 2026, 10:54 am
After attacking AIPAC, El-Sayed seeks support from Michigan’s pro-Israel Democrats
Having edged out pro-Israel Stevens, Democratic Senate nominee asserts commitment to Jewish safety, calls for party unity, while maintaining opposition to military aid for Israel
By Ron Kampeas
Toronto police meet in front of the Rogers Centre before the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games in Toronto, July 10, 2015. (AP/Gregory Bull)
August 4, 2026, 6:23 am
5 Toronto police officers face punishment for controversial comments after Oct. 7
Remarks on Muslim outreach podcast said to refer to ‘unbelievable’ number of people who converted to Islam after Hamas-led invasion; police call comments ‘biased or inappropriate’
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh arrive for the funeral of senator Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
July 31, 2026, 8:55 am
In DC, Netanyahu showcases diplomatic wins, but they all have expiration dates
PM emerges glowing from meeting with Trump, poses with evangelicals and takes on NYC’s Mamdani; but with US elections looming, Israel may soon face a wake-up call
By Ron Kampeas
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, right, in conversation with former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2026. (Ron Kampeas via JTA)
July 29, 2026, 5:54 am
Visiting DC, Netanyahu and Lapid vie for critical title of Israel’s most adept US whisperer
Opposition leader seeks to dent PM’s longstanding reputation as an effective advocate for Israel in DC, while the premier looks to shore it up by stressing his close ties to Trump
By Ron Kampeas
US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP/Maya Levin)
July 13, 2026, 3:20 am
Paragon of a bygone era? With death of Lindsey Graham, Israel loses a stalwart ally
Republican senator organized a bipartisan trip to Israel shortly after October 7, saying at the time: ‘If I had a bigger plane, we probably would have brought the entire Senate’
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. gestures during his news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 29, 2011. . (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
May 20, 2026, 10:24 pm
Barney Frank, the Jewish progressive congressman behind landmark finance bill, dies at 86
A lifelong liberal Zionist and the first openly gay member of Congress, Frank campaigned for rights for gay soldiers, using the IDF as proof that it wouldn’t weaken the military
By Ron Kampeas
Buckley Carlson, left, and Tucker Carlson speak on Tucker Carlson's streaming show, April 21, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)
April 24, 2026, 12:42 pm
Tucker Carlson slams ‘repulsive’ campaign against country club that barred Jewish toddler
In segment rife with coded references to Jews, far-right pundit and his brother discuss anecdote about inclusion initiative in the 1990s and ‘group’ that’s ‘fixated on WASPs’
By Ron Kampeas
Inset: Joe Berman, who resigned from the Anti-Defamation League in March 2025. (Courtesy Berman); Background: A view during the ADL Never Is Now Summit on March 3, 2025, in New York City. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League via JTA)
December 13, 2025, 9:36 am
Top ADL civil rights lay leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
Joe Berman cites failure to respond aggressively to antisemitism on the right, narrowing of focus from broader civil rights issues to antisemitism and anti-Zionism only
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump after a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, DC, September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon)
November 1, 2025, 8:08 am
Netanyahu once decried ‘daylight’ with Washington, but now he tolerates Trump’s glare
White House publicly expresses frustration with Israel and apparently shapes its actions in a far more significant way than the Biden administration did, with barely any pushback from Jerusalem
By Ron Kampeas
Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled 'Fighting Anti-Semitism in America' at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Images/ AFP)
October 11, 2025, 5:29 am
US Jews who revile Trump’s domestic policies say he deserves praise for Gaza deal
Former ADL chief says American Jewish opponents of the president ‘need to walk and chew gum at the same time,’ noting the GOP leader was able to accomplish what Biden could not
By Ron Kampeas
Watchdogs point to the Epstein discourse as a textbook example of 'horseshoe theory,' where the far ends of the political spectrum come together. (Mugshot of Epstein; horseshoe via Getty Images via JTA)
August 2, 2025, 2:16 am
Antisemitic conspiracies about Jeffrey Epstein go mainstream as he returns to headlines
Watchdogs point to discourse around the case as a textbook example of ‘horseshoe theory,’ with extremists on the left and right disseminating anti-Jewish tropes to wide acceptance
By Ron Kampeas
A before and after photo depicting how a painting of Jesus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, had been obscured by a curtain. (Before: U.S. Coast Guard; After: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.)
July 18, 2025, 1:22 am
US transit secretary grilled for rehanging Jesus painting at Merchant Marine Academy
Entitled ‘Christ on the Water,’ painting had been moved to the academy’s chapel following a complaint from Jewish midshipmen
By Ron Kampeas
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, right, and Attorney General of New York Letitia James walk in the NYC Pride March, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
July 3, 2025, 3:34 pm
Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats say Mamdani’s stances are cause for concern – and action
Progressive Jews want clarification on the New York mayoral frontrunner’s defense of the phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ while cautioning against twisting what he himself says
By Ron Kampeas
Left to right: France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a meeting during the European Political Community (EPC) summit, in Tirana, Albania, on May 16, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)
June 17, 2025, 12:50 pm
Why the UK, Germany and France harshly criticize Israel on Gaza but support it on Iran
With the Islamic Republic’s relationship with Russia a possible factor, European powers don’t complain about the taming of what they perceive as a threat to their own security
By Ron Kampeas
Smoke and fire billow from the site of an alleged Israeli strike in southern Tehran on June 13, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 14, 2025, 5:13 am
Most US lawmakers offer firm support for Israeli strikes on Iran, though some critical
Isolationist GOP senator calls to oppose ‘the Neocons’ latest plan,’ while ranking Democrat on Foreign Relations Committee says Israel’s attack endangers negotiations and US personnel
By Ron Kampeas
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