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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

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All content by Ron Kampeas

4 years ago Michigan made Bernie Sanders. Now it might break him.

Ron Kampeas
Published March 9, 2020

DC Health Dept.: AIPAC attendees who tested positive for coronavirus posed no risk to others

Ron Kampeas
Published March 7, 2020

AIPAC reports that two people who attended its conference tested positive for the coronavirus

Ron Kampeas
Published March 6, 2020

AIPAC alerts participants that some were in contact with coronavirus patient

Ron Kampeas
Published March 4, 2020

Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit

Ron Kampeas
Published March 4, 2020

Mike Bloomberg suspends his campaign and endorses Joe Biden

Ron Kampeas
Published March 4, 2020
President Donald Trump addresses the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, April 6, 2019. Photo: Ron Kampeas

Trump to speak at Republican Jewish Coalition conference for second straight year

Ron Kampeas
Published March 3, 2020

Sanders and Trump skip AIPAC, but take center stage anyway

Ron Kampeas
Published March 2, 2020
AIPAC conference opens with appeals for bipartisanship and broadsides against Bernie Sanders

AIPAC conference opens with appeals for bipartisanship and broadsides against Bernie Sanders

Ron Kampeas
Published March 1, 2020

AIPAC announces bipartisan congressional leadership will address annual conference

Ron Kampeas
Published February 14, 2020

AIPAC is coming, but no one knows who’s speaking

Ron Kampeas
Published February 14, 2020

In first, umbrella US Jewish group sends delegation to Saudi Arabia

Ron Kampeas
Published February 13, 2020

Is 2020 really the year for America’s first Jewish president? As Sanders and Bloomberg surge, here are the possibilities.

Ron Kampeas
Published February 12, 2020
Screenshot of an AIPAC Facebook ad targeting what the lobby calls "radical" Democrats, taken February 7, 2020.

AIPAC apologizes for ads that called some Democrats ‘radicals’ pushing ‘anti-Semitic’ policies

Ron Kampeas
Published February 8, 2020
An exhibit on the liberation of Auschwitz at the National Archives features a banner noting that it sponsored by the Ford Motor Company in a photo taken Feb. 5, 2020. (National Archives photo by Susana Raab)

The National Archives got Ford to sponsor an Auschwitz exhibit. Henry Ford’s role in the Nazi machine was not mentioned.

Ron Kampeas
Published February 7, 2020

The Tell: What kind of revenge could Trump take against his impeachment foes?

Ron Kampeas
Published February 7, 2020

6 Jewish moments during Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech

Ron Kampeas
Published February 5, 2020

What the Democratic presidential candidates have said about Trump’s Middle East peace plan

Ron Kampeas
Published January 29, 2020

Who wins and who loses in Trump’s Middle East peace plan (and why fortunes can easily change)

Ron Kampeas
Published January 29, 2020

7 things to watch as Trump unveils his long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan

Ron Kampeas
Published January 27, 2020

Mike Bloomberg brings a biblical fire to JCC rally. But the crowd wants details.

Ron Kampeas
Published January 27, 2020

Trump administration, Democratic leadership mark Auschwitz liberation

Ron Kampeas
Published January 25, 2020

Rashida Tlaib retweets then removes account falsely implicating Israelis in child’s death

Ron Kampeas
Published January 25, 2020

The Tell: It’s candidate endorsement season

Ron Kampeas
Published January 24, 2020

Trump: Peace plan may be revealed in coming days

Ron Kampeas
Published January 24, 2020

Netanyahu and Gantz to meet with Trump next week to discuss ‘prospect of peace’

Ron Kampeas
Published January 23, 2020

White House reportedly again credentials website that called impeachment a ‘Jew coup’

Ron Kampeas
Published January 23, 2020

Bloomberg: I opposed the Iran deal, but the way Trump left it was wrong

Ron Kampeas
Published January 22, 2020

Despite warnings, the far right was a no-show at Richmond pro-gun rally. So a Jewish food festival went on as planned.

Ron Kampeas
Published January 21, 2020

Maine posthumously pardons a Jewish attorney for Native Americans who was framed by state’s law enforcement

Ron Kampeas
Published January 15, 2020

At debate, Democrats blast Trump for leaving Iran deal

Ron Kampeas
Published January 14, 2020

Obama’s Middle East policy team has a new home in Elizabeth Warren’s campaign

Ron Kampeas
Published January 14, 2020

A decade ago, linking Israel’s founding to the Holocaust started a firestorm. Today it’s accepted.

Ron Kampeas
Published January 14, 2020

A resolution over Iran splits a tight group of moderate Jewish lawmakers

Ron Kampeas
Published January 10, 2020

Trump says Iran is standing down and calls for new deal between Iran and the international community

Ron Kampeas
Published January 8, 2020

Iran hits U.S. bases in Iraq, warns escalation would reach Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published January 7, 2020

What the killing of the top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani means for Jews, the US and Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published January 4, 2020

The Tell: How to fight anti-Semitism in 2020, DC edition

Ron Kampeas
Published January 3, 2020
Joel Rubin says of Bernie Sanders: "It is so valuable to have a politician and a leader running who gets it in his kishkes." (Courtesy of Rubin)

Bernie Sanders picks former Obama official as liaison to Jewish community in a nod to the establishment

Ron Kampeas
Published January 3, 2020

A Trump administration official went to Hungary to speak about anti-Semitism. Another speaker delivered an anti-Semitic rant.

Ron Kampeas
Published January 2, 2020

Jewish groups and lawmakers laud legacy of John Lewis after he announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Ron Kampeas
Published December 30, 2019
Police outside a rabbi's home in Monsey, N.Y., where at least five people were stabbed, Dec. 29, 2019. (Screenshot from WABC)

Multiple stabbings at the home of a Monsey rabbi

Ron Kampeas
Published December 28, 2019

The Tell: The Impeachment Chronicles

Ron Kampeas
Published December 20, 2019

With adoption of major spending bills, Congress signals support for two-state solution

Ron Kampeas
Published December 19, 2019
Det. Joseph Seals was slain by gunmen who went on to attack a Jersey City kosher market on Dec. 10, 2019. (Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association)

Orthodox community raises $50,000 for family of Jersey City detective killed during deadly raid on kosher market

Ron Kampeas
Published December 13, 2019

The Tell: Executive order disorder

Ron Kampeas
Published December 13, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council's annual conference in Hollywood, Fla., Dec. 7, 2019. (Noam Galai)

Trump touts poll that shows him with massive Orthodox Jewish support

Ron Kampeas
Published December 12, 2019
Det. Joseph Seals was slain by gunmen who went on to attack a Jersey City kosher market on Dec. 10, 2019. (Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association)

Police warn of fake GoFundMe pages for officer killed in Jersey City shooting

Ron Kampeas
Published December 11, 2019
Rick Wiles, a Florida pastor known for his anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, is the founder of TruNews. (Screenshot from Vimeo)

That anti-Semitic Florida ‘news’ outfit? They covered AIPAC too.

Ron Kampeas
Published December 11, 2019

Trump to sign order recognizing Jewish university students as a protected class

Ron Kampeas
Published December 10, 2019

Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff lead charge as House introduces articles of impeachment

Ron Kampeas
Published December 10, 2019
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2 Jewish groups say new food stamp rules will ‘devastate’ the needy

Ron Kampeas
Published December 10, 2019

Meet the ‘groyper army,’ a movement that wants conservatives to be racist and anti-Semitic

Ron Kampeas
Published December 6, 2019

Democrats pass two-state resolution in Congress

Ron Kampeas
Published December 6, 2019

Allan Gerson, lawyer who made it easier for terror victims to sue governments, dies at 74

Ron Kampeas
Published December 3, 2019

Why Israel isn’t a top consideration for many US Jewish voters

Ron Kampeas
Published December 3, 2019

These Jewish women are leading a not-so-secret effort to elect Democrats in Georgia

Ron Kampeas
Published November 27, 2019

Will Michael Bloomberg’s Jewishness help or hinder his run for the White House?

Ron Kampeas
Published November 26, 2019

The Tell: Buttigieg and the moderate majority

Ron Kampeas
Published November 22, 2019

Trump administration removes ‘illegal’ designation from settlements

Ron Kampeas
Published November 18, 2019

The Tell: The Jewish players in impeachment

Ron Kampeas
Published November 15, 2019

The Tell: What we learned from Tuesday’s elections

Ron Kampeas
Published November 8, 2019

Are Jared and Ivanka taking the gloves off?

Ron Kampeas
Published November 7, 2019

The Tell: What Presidential Wannabes Said At J Street

Ron Kampeas
Published November 1, 2019

What exactly is Elizabeth Warren’s Israel policy?

Ron Kampeas
Published October 31, 2019

The decorated officer set to testify in the impeachment query was a Jewish refugee from Ukraine

Ron Kampeas
Published October 28, 2019

Bernie Sanders: Some US aid money to Israel should go to Gaza

Ron Kampeas
Published October 28, 2019

Trump campaign invokes Jared Kushner’s Holocaust survivor grandparents in defending his Middle East peace record

Ron Kampeas
Published October 25, 2019

The Tell: Why what Elizabeth Warren said this week on Israel matters

Ron Kampeas
Published October 25, 2019

Nearly 9 in 10 American Jews say anti-Semitism is a problem in US

Ron Kampeas
Published October 23, 2019

The Jewish arguments at the heart of Trump’s judicial nominee controversy

Ron Kampeas
Published October 18, 2019

The Tell: Stuck outside of Columbus with the Pittsburgh blues again

Ron Kampeas
Published October 18, 2019

The Democratic debate revealed the candidates’ differences on Middle East policy

Ron Kampeas
Published October 16, 2019

This 10-year-old Jewish reporter at the Democratic debate has some tough questions ready for Bernie Sanders

Ron Kampeas
Published October 15, 2019

5 Jewish things to watch for at tonight’s Democratic debate

Ron Kampeas
Published October 15, 2019

The Tell: 2 senators reach across the aisle to tackle the Syria nightmare

Ron Kampeas
Published October 11, 2019

Pro-Israel stalwart Nita Lowey says she won’t seek re-election

Ron Kampeas
Published October 10, 2019

Gunmen kill two in attack on German synagogue, kebab shop

Ron Kampeas
Published October 9, 2019

How Pittsburgh changed the way American Jews think about security

Ron Kampeas
Published October 8, 2019

The Tell: As more Democrats call to impeach, Trump cries ‘treason’

Ron Kampeas
Published October 4, 2019

Why these Jewish lawmakers’ calls for impeachment are a big deal

Ron Kampeas
Published September 25, 2019

The Trump-Ukraine controversy, and the Jews involved, explained

Ron Kampeas
Published September 24, 2019

Ro Khanna, a rising star among progressive Democrats, navigates a careful pro-Israel line

Ron Kampeas
Published September 19, 2019

Trump says he’s willing to consider a mutual defense treaty with Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published September 15, 2019

How to make sense of the accusations that Israel spies on the US

Ron Kampeas
Published September 14, 2019

The Tell: John Bolton is out. Trump’s next foreign policy moves are anyone’s guess.

Ron Kampeas
Published September 13, 2019

Third Democratic debate round once again links Trump to white supremacy

Ron Kampeas
Published September 12, 2019

What does John Bolton’s departure mean for Israel?

Ron Kampeas
Published September 10, 2019

In the era of ‘gotcha journalism,’ charges of anti-Semitism are just another weapon

Ron Kampeas
Published September 10, 2019

Trump fires John Bolton, national security adviser close to Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published September 10, 2019

Who is Avi Berkowitz, the Kushner adviser stepping in to work on Israeli-Palestinian peace?

Ron Kampeas
Published September 6, 2019

Jason Greenblatt steps down as broker of White House’s ‘ultimate deal’ on Mideast peace

Ron Kampeas
Published September 5, 2019
Hadassah CEO Janice Weinman speaks at the group's national convention in New York, July 18, 2019. (Hadassah)

Back from the brink, Hadassah banks on bipartisanship in attracting new members

Ron Kampeas
Published August 27, 2019

As US-Iran tensions escalate, Jews are warned they could be targeted

Ron Kampeas
Published August 27, 2019

State Department removes ‘Palestinian Territories’ from website

Ron Kampeas
Published August 26, 2019

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is doing well after treatment for tumor on her pancreas

Ron Kampeas
Published August 23, 2019

Kenneth Bialkin, longtime Jewish leader and philanthropist, dies at 89

Ron Kampeas
Published August 23, 2019

For this prominent Jewish Republican, Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ jab is a bridge too far

Ron Kampeas
Published August 23, 2019

Justice Dept. office includes link from white nationalist site in daily briefing

Ron Kampeas
Published August 23, 2019

Democrats take aim at 2 ambassadors for the Tlaib-Omar fiasco

Ron Kampeas
Published August 20, 2019
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