At AIPAC, cutting aid to Israel called perilous
Ron Kampeas, JTAMar 07, 2013
WASHINGTON Imminent threats threading through the rhetoric at AIPAC conferences is hardly new, but this years alarm raising had a unique wrinkle: In addition to the...
Who’s missing from this year’s AIPAC?
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 28, 2013
WASHINGTON Next weeks annual AIPAC policy conference in Washington may be as notable for what and who is missing as for whats planned. The AIPAC conference...
Bill: FEMA should fund all victims
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 21, 2013
WASHINGTON How essential is a house of worship to a neighborhood? Thats the crux of a question now exercising Congress as a bill advances that would provide direct...
Canadian Jew helps GOP senator
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 14, 2013
WASHINGTON On a Saturday night following Shabbat, Nick Muzin arrayed on his dining room table what would turn out to be the winning strategy to elect the first black...
New textbook study ignites debate
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 07, 2013
WASHINGTON An in-depth comparative study of Palestinian and Israeli school textbooks is offering some conclusions that already are making some Israeli government...
Jewish world pays tribute to Koch
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 07, 2013
NEW YORK One of the proudest moments of Ed Kochs life came during a trip to Israel in 1990, in the midst of the first Palestinian intifada. Koch had […]
Hagee’s group leads anti-Hagel blast
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 31, 2013
WASHINGTON Chuck Hagel has made strides in his bid to secure Senate confirmation as defense secretary, winning the endorsement of leading Jewish Democratic senators...
Jews soften opposition to Hagel
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 10, 2013
WASHINGTON Now that Chuck Hagel is officially President Obamas nominee to be secretary of defense, Jewish groups concerned about Hagels record on Israel and Iran...
Palestinian UN gambit: AIPAC, Reform at odds
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 08, 2013
WASHINGTON Two major Jewish groups are at odds over the prospect of penalties for the Palestinians in the wake of their enhanced UN status. The American Israel Public...
Jewish priorities in 2013
Ron Kampeas, JTADec 27, 2012
WASHINGTON Will we fall of the fiscal cliff? Plunge into war with Iran? Dive into contentious confirmation battles? One things for certain: There will be plenty of...
