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All content by Ron Kampeas

Report: Israeli payment for Russian vaccines was part of exchange deal with Syria

Ron Kampeas
Published February 21, 2021
NYTVIRUS - Ivanka Trump listens to President Donald Trump as he makes remarks during a Small Business Relief Update, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Ivanka Trump won’t run for Florida Senate seat in 2022

Ron Kampeas
Published February 18, 2021
Alex Lasry launches his campaign for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat in a video released on Feb. 17, 2021. (Screenshot)

Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry declares for US Senate

Ron Kampeas
Published February 18, 2021

Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio firebrand who sharply divided American Jews, dies at 70 (copy)

Ron Kampeas
Published February 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio firebrand who sharply divided American Jews, dies at 70

Ron Kampeas
Published February 17, 2021

Gulf Jews form umbrella body to make observance easier

Ron Kampeas
Published February 17, 2021
Joe Biden

Biden: white supremacists are ‘the most dangerous people’ in America

Ron Kampeas
Published February 17, 2021
Shontel Brown

Israel policy set to play a role in Ohio special congressional race

Ron Kampeas
Published February 16, 2021

Nikki Haley broke with Trump. It could make her a Jewish GOP favorite in 2024.

Ron Kampeas
Published February 12, 2021

St. Louis federal court revives challenge to Arkansas law that aims to ban boycott Israel movement

Ron Kampeas
Published February 12, 2021

A day after covering his head with his hands, Trump impeachment lawyer wears kippah on Senate floor

Ron Kampeas
Published February 11, 2021
Montana Rabbi

This Montana rabbi cites Jewish law in the State Legislature

Ron Kampeas
Published February 11, 2021

Alan Dershowitz sought freedom for lobbyist imprisoned for child pornography

Ron Kampeas
Published February 9, 2021
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 4: Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., is seen during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference on the House steps of the Capitol on Monday, January 4, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Illinois congresswoman who said ‘Hitler was right on one thing’ meets with rabbis

Ron Kampeas
Published February 8, 2021
George Shultz

George Shultz, secretary of state who pressed for freedom for refuseniks, dies at 100

Ron Kampeas
Published February 8, 2021
embassy

Senate overwhelmingly votes to keep embassy in Jerusalem

Ron Kampeas
Published February 5, 2021
Greene

Congress strips Marjorie Taylor Greene of committees for conspiratorial and threatening statements

Ron Kampeas
Published February 4, 2021

Bipartisan bill, backed by Jewish vets in Congress, would join US and Israel in PTSD research

Ron Kampeas
Published February 4, 2021
Slotnick

Rep. Elissa Slotkin wants to mandate Holocaust education in fight against domestic terrorism

Ron Kampeas
Published February 4, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene liked a tweet implicating Mossad in JFK assassination

Ron Kampeas
Published February 4, 2021

Netanyahu reportedly again allying with extreme right-wing parties

Ron Kampeas
Published February 4, 2021
Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Holocaust heirs seeking restitution in the US

Ron Kampeas
Published February 3, 2021

House to vote to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees

Ron Kampeas
Published February 3, 2021
Dennis Riggleman

Denver Riggleman lost his job in Congress because of the far right. Now he’s working with a Jewish group to fight extremists.

Ron Kampeas
Published February 3, 2021

Israel sends 5,000 coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian areas

Ron Kampeas
Published February 2, 2021

Do Jewish conservatives still have a home in the post-Trump Republican Party?

Ron Kampeas
Published February 1, 2021

Trump’s newest lawyer has fought for Jewish causes

Ron Kampeas
Published February 1, 2021

Alan Dershowitz nominates Jared Kushner and Avi Berkowitz for Nobel Peace Prize

Ron Kampeas
Published February 1, 2021

Republican Jewish Coalition: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Jewish laser beam comments are ‘indefensible’

Ron Kampeas
Published January 29, 2021
"I try to lead an examined life," says Anne Neuberger, the NSA's chief risk officer. "I try to lead a life where I'm asking myself that question: Have I earned the gift of existence, in some way?" All her grandparents were Holocaust survivors.

NBC removes story on Biden official’s ties to $500,000 in AIPAC donations

Ron Kampeas
Published January 28, 2021

Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policy

Ron Kampeas
Published January 27, 2021

The shocking, American and Jewish moment Gene Scheer heard President Biden recite his ‘American Anthem’

Ron Kampeas
Published January 27, 2021
A view of the new notification Facebook will use to combat Holocaust denial. (Facebook)  

Facebook debuts new fact check box to combat Holocaust denial

Ron Kampeas
Published January 27, 2021
Herzog Pelosi

An Israeli leader consoled Nancy Pelosi in 2016 with a poem. It sustained her throughout the Trump presidency.

Ron Kampeas
Published January 25, 2021

Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87

Ron Kampeas
Published January 23, 2021
A roadblock at Pennsylvania Avenue and 19th Street on the day of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Ron Kampeas)  

Joe Biden’s inauguration was replete with anxiety, and a lot of it was Jewish

Ron Kampeas
Published January 21, 2021

Avril Haines is Biden’s first confirmed Cabinet member as director of national intelligence

Ron Kampeas
Published January 21, 2021

Josh Hawley blocks immediate confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary

Ron Kampeas
Published January 19, 2021

‘You are our Moses’: Delaware rabbi blesses Biden at ceremony on eve of inauguration

Ron Kampeas
Published January 19, 2021

Report: Trump set to release Sheldon Silver

Ron Kampeas
Published January 18, 2021
Alejandro Mayorkas, then deputy secretary of Homeland Security, addresses the Orthodox Union at a conference in Washington, Sept. 21, 2016. Photo: Lloyd Wolf, Courtesy of the Orthodox Union  

Citing rise in extremist violence, Jewish groups urge ‘expeditious’ confirmation for Biden Homeland Security nominee

Ron Kampeas
Published January 18, 2021

Phil Spector, convicted murderer, rock legend, dies at 81

Ron Kampeas
Published January 17, 2021
Police use tear gas around Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol in Washington DC on Jan. 6, 2021. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

In riot’s wake, Federations chief pledges training to avoid repeats of grants to far-right groups

Ron Kampeas
Published January 17, 2021

Morocco becomes the second Arab country to promote combating anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism

Ron Kampeas
Published January 17, 2021

Hackers shut down Atlanta synagogue website during MLK weekend sermon delivered by Warnock

Ron Kampeas
Published January 16, 2021
Wolf Blitzer says Kaddish at Auschwitz during a 2014 visit for a documentary. (Screenshot)

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer describes painful associations of seeing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt

Ron Kampeas
Published January 14, 2021
Samantha Power speaks at the Elie Wiesel memorial at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Nov. 30 2016. (Courtesy of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum)

Biden names former UN ambassador Samantha Power to top foreign aid post

Ron Kampeas
Published January 13, 2021

Man seen wearing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt during Capitol rioting is arrested

Ron Kampeas
Published January 13, 2021

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Cruz fight a Twitter battle over Holocaust analogies

Ron Kampeas
Published January 12, 2021

3 Jewish Democrats are leading the House impeachment charge. 1 is not on board.

Ron Kampeas
Published January 11, 2021

For Jewish Democrats, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are a heroic new Black-Jewish duo

Ron Kampeas
Published January 11, 2021

Arnold Schwarzegger: Capitol raid was Kristallnacht ‘right here in the United States’

Ron Kampeas
Published January 10, 2021
Biden: Capitol marauders are ‘thugs, insurrectionists and anti-Semites’ who should be prosecuted

Biden: Capitol marauders are ‘thugs, insurrectionists and anti-Semites’ who should be prosecuted

Ron Kampeas
Published January 8, 2021

Anti-Defamation League calls for Trump’s removal from the presidency

Ron Kampeas
Published January 8, 2021

This Jewish student played a role in ensuring Joe Biden’s path to the presidency on a day of crisis

Ron Kampeas
Published January 8, 2021

Jewish groups respond to violence in DC with ‘outrage,’ ‘disgust’ and criticism of Trump

Ron Kampeas
Published January 7, 2021

Warnock wins and Ossoff leads in Georgia Senate races, making Black and Jewish history at a pivotal moment for America

Ron Kampeas
Published January 5, 2021
Wendy Sherman, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, arrived at the United Nations Office at Geneva on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 for talks on Syria. U.S. Mission Geneva Photo by Eric Bridiers

Biden taps Iran deal architect Wendy Sherman for senior diplomatic role

Ron Kampeas
Published January 5, 2021

Israel and Lebanon are ‘far apart’ on maritime border deal, Mike Pompeo says

Ron Kampeas
Published December 22, 2020

Yes, the new federal budget includes $500 million for Israel. No, that isn’t a surprise.

Ron Kampeas
Published December 22, 2020

Get ready to apply, again: Jewish nonprofits to get advice about securing slices of $284B pandemic relief bill

Ron Kampeas
Published December 22, 2020
Lawmakers include $2.75 billion for private schools in stimulus after prodding by Orthodox Jewish and Catholic groups

Lawmakers include $2.75 billion for private schools in stimulus after prodding by Orthodox Jewish and Catholic groups

Ron Kampeas
Published December 21, 2020

A Netanyahu adviser once gave Tony Blinken Hanukkah joke advice. Thankfully, he ignored it.

Ron Kampeas
Published December 15, 2020

Democratic Majority for Israel PAC endorses Raphael Warnock, who is under fire for his past Israel views

Ron Kampeas
Published December 9, 2020

Joe Biden poured him a drink and he gave Jared Kushner an aliyah. Rabbi Levi Shemtov is optimistic about D.C.’s transition.

Ron Kampeas
Published December 6, 2020

Democratic centrists succeed pro-Israel stalwarts Engel and Lowey as chairs of key House panels

Ron Kampeas
Published December 3, 2020

Will Trump leave Biden a war in the Middle East? The Iran assassination, explained.

Ron Kampeas
Published November 30, 2020

Assassins kill scientist believed to be the father of Iran’s nuclear weapons program

Ron Kampeas
Published November 27, 2020
Alejandro Mayorkas, then deputy secretary of Homeland Security, addresses the Orthodox Union at a conference in Washington, Sept. 21, 2016. (Orthodox Union) 

Biden nominates Alejandro Mayorkas, Latino Jew who has said Jews face heightened threat, as Homeland Security secretary

Ron Kampeas
Published November 23, 2020

Trump’s White House is throwing an in-person Hanukkah party despite COVID concerns

Ron Kampeas
Published November 18, 2020

Palestinian Authority resumes ties with Israeli government

Ron Kampeas
Published November 18, 2020
Douglas Macgregor, right, appears on Fox News, Dec. 30, 2019. (Screenshot)  

Top Pentagon adviser has said ‘Israeli lobby’ funds government officials who want war

Ron Kampeas
Published November 15, 2020

Saeb Erekat, long time Palestinian peace negotiator, dies of the coronavirus

Ron Kampeas
Published November 10, 2020

Saeb Erekat, long time Palestinian peace negotiator, dies of the coronavirus

Ron Kampeas
Published November 10, 2020
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Pentagon in Washington, Sept. 23, 2020. (Shmulik Almani)  

Trump fires Defense Secretary, who was soothing Israelis over arms sales to UAE

Ron Kampeas
Published November 9, 2020

It ain’t over ’till it’s over: Jewish takeaways from a wild election week

Ron Kampeas
Published November 5, 2020

With Trump and Biden battling still, American Jews grapple with profound political shifts

Ron Kampeas
Published November 4, 2020

Poll: Jewish voters favored Biden 77-21

Ron Kampeas
Published November 3, 2020
Kathy Manning lost in 2018 but is now favored to win after a court redrew North Carolina's districts, which were gerrymandered by Republicans. (Kathy Manning for Congress)

Kathy Manning, former Jewish Federations head, wins North Carolina congressional race

Ron Kampeas
Published November 3, 2020

In Pittsburgh, Tree of Life attack looms over Election Day 2020

Ron Kampeas
Published November 3, 2020

For American Jews, immigration looms large in the voting booth — and they don’t like what Trump has done

Ron Kampeas
Published November 3, 2020
Menachem Zivotofsky, left, receives a US passport from Ambassador David Friedman, right, at the US embassy in Jerusalem on Oct. 30, 2020. (David Friedman's Twitter feed)  

Menachem Zivotofsky, whose name graces two Supreme Court cases, finally gets a passport listing ‘Jerusalem, Israel’

Ron Kampeas
Published October 30, 2020
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, left, and Randi Weingarten at the opening night of the Broadway show "Indecent" at The Cort Theatre in New York, April 18, 2017. (Walter McBride/WireImage)

ADL slams conservative PAC for calling Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum an ‘anti-Semite’

Ron Kampeas
Published October 30, 2020

Democrats, Republicans, incumbents and challengers: My Jewish guides for election night 2020

Ron Kampeas
Published October 29, 2020

‘The good cop’: Joe Biden and Israel during the Obama years

Ron Kampeas
Published October 29, 2020

Meet the 10 Jewish Democrats vying in 2020 to join Congress for the first time

Ron Kampeas
Published October 28, 2020

Your guide to the 10 Jewish Republicans running for Congress in 2020

Ron Kampeas
Published October 27, 2020

In an Arab first, Bahraini institution joins with State Dept. to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism

Ron Kampeas
Published October 25, 2020

Ivanka Trump visits the tomb of the Lubavitcher Rebbe as election nears

Ron Kampeas
Published October 23, 2020

Mandy Patinkin on why Inigo Montoya is Jewish and what Saul Berenson would tell his Israeli sister about Trump

Ron Kampeas
Published October 23, 2020

Sudan will normalize ties with Israel, Trump announces

Ron Kampeas
Published October 23, 2020

Poll finds American Jews set to vote overwhelmingly for Joe Biden

Ron Kampeas
Published October 19, 2020

The Tell: In 2020, making votes count is radical

Ron Kampeas
Published October 15, 2020

Registration, lawyers and patience: How Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020

Ron Kampeas
Published October 14, 2020

Why Jews will be thinking of peyote during this year’s Supreme Court session

Ron Kampeas
Published October 8, 2020

Everything ‘potentially up for grabs’: What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session

Ron Kampeas
Published October 7, 2020

Jewish Democrats drew outrage with their new ad — then Trump made their point in the debate

Ron Kampeas
Published October 1, 2020
A screengrab from an ad by the Jewish Democratic Council of America released on Sept. 29, 2020. The ad draws parallels between the rise of fascism in Germany and the Trump presidency. (YouTube)

Nazi comparisons have long been off-limits for American Jews. A new political ad suggests that’s changing in the Trump era.

Ron Kampeas
Published September 30, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez withdraws from event honoring Yitzhak Rabin

Ron Kampeas
Published September 26, 2020

Jewish service held for Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court

Ron Kampeas
Published September 23, 2020
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