Election ’18: Each side looks for vulnerabilities
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 25, 2018
WASHINGTON — When Ron DeSantis, the Republican congressman running for governor of Florida, was asked in a debate to defend his record on race, he pivoted to his...
Saudi-Kushner tie
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — In March, Saudi Arabia was on the brink of a new age of modernity. At the epicenter of the transformation were Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jared...
Meet the Jewish Senate candidates
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — There are 56 candidates for Congress who identify as Jewish. Among them are 41 Democrats: five are running for the Senate — three incumbents and two...
John McCain made Israel central to his foreign policy
Ron Kampeas, JTAAug 30, 2018
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain made human rights and Israel centerpieces of his advocacy for a robust US influence across the planet. The Arizona Republican died Aug....
Israel criticism growing among Dems?
Ron Kampeas, JTAAug 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic nominee in a surefire congressional district comprising parts of Detroit, believes in a one-state solution to the...
Charlottesville one year later
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 26, 2018
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, Aug. 12, Unite the Right, the agglomeration of far-right groups that organized the deadly Charlottesville, Va. rally last year, hopes to meet...
Trump, Putin, Syria and Israel
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 19, 2018
WASHINGTON — At the joint news conference on Monday in Helsinki bringing together President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia and the US seemed...
Trump-Kim summit: Meaning for Iran, Israel
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 14, 2018
WASHINGTON — Amos Yadlin likes talking about the Begin doctrine, which calls for removing existential threats to Israel before they are manifest — maybe because he...
Anti-Semitic charges in tow congressional races
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 07, 2018
WASHINGTON — Two congressional races have been beset in recent days with charges of anti-Semitism, and each case — in California and in Virginia — uncovers...
Was the opening of the Jerusalem embassy partisan?
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 07, 2018
WASHINGTON — A fight over who was and wasn’t invited to the US Embassy dedication in Jerusalem last month is becoming yet another battle in the war between...
