Lt. Col. Vindman came to the US as a Soviet refugee
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 31, 2019
WASHINGTON — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council staffer who testified that President Donald Trump sought dirt from Ukraine on a political...
Democrats diverge on Middle East, but all criticize Syria pullout
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 17, 2019
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The fourth Democratic presidential debate revealed fissures among the candidates on whether to keep US troops in the Middle East. The 12 hopefuls...
How Pittsburgh changed shul security
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 17, 2019
WASHINGTON — Here’s the sad paradox of the shooting nearly one year ago at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue: The killing of 11 worshippers, the worst attack on...
The phone call that ignited action
Ron Kampeas, JTASep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION A PAGE 11 WASHINGTON — A week ago, impeachment was not the flavor of the season. The interest in Robert Mueller’s special counsel...
The other Democrat from Michigan
Ron Kampeas, JTAAug 08, 2019
LANSING — Tom Dalton could be the poster boy for Elissa Slotkin’s path to a second term and, she would argue, to Democrats keeping the US House of Representatives....
Meet the budding journalist covering the debates
Ron Kampeas, JTAAug 01, 2019
DETROIT — For any reporter, careening in a year from reviewing restaurants to covering the presidential debates would be a pretty fast rise. But then again, Jefferson...
US House: No to BDS
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly condemned the movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel. The House vote Tuesday, July 23, on the...
When it comes to Trump’s tweets, Jews say ‘leave us out of it’
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 25, 2019
WASHINGTON — Over and over since his July 15 tweet saying that that the Democratic congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested...
Trump’s Iran policy questioned; explained
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 27, 2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is “very prepared” for Iran. “We’re looking at Iran,” he said June 18 when a reporter asked him what he had...
Economic portion of Trump peace plan unveiled
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 27, 2019
WASHINGTON — Days ahead of a workshop where Jared Kushner will seek tens of billions of dollars for his Middle East peace plan, the White House unveiled an outline of...
