Tensions mount between Israel, Iran; safety of diplomats sinks
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 16, 2012
WASHINGTON Iran and Israel appear to be locked in an assassination contest. Israeli leaders blamed Iran for two assassination attempts late Sunday and early Monday ...
Birth control becoming election-year wedge issue
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 09, 2012
WASHINGTON Birth control is rapidly gaining steam as an election-year wedge issue, with Jewish advocates lobbying out front and behind the scenes in what is shaping...
Mixed signals on Iran nuclear issue
Ron Kampeas, JTAFeb 02, 2012
WASHINGTON Israel, the US and Iran have all gone deep into mixed-signals territory. Conversations with Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left...
Joint arms exercise delayed; speculation that US avoiding angering Iran
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 19, 2012
WASHINGTON The decision by Israel and the US to delay a massive joint anti-missile exercise set off a frenzy of speculation as to what the move says about relations...
Jewish Republicans watch nervously as favorites savage one another
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 12, 2012
WASHINGTON As the Republican primary fight moves from New Hampshire to South Carolina, Newt Gingrich is stepping up his attacks on Mitt Romney and some prominent...
After more than a year, Israel and Palestinians talking
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 05, 2012
WASHINGTON Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met this week in Amman for face-to-face talks about how to restart talks. But observers say the two sides showed up...
Three winners in Iowa and three takeaways for Jews
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 05, 2012
WASHINGTON There were three winners in the Iowa Republican caucuses: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and, not far behind them, Ron Paul. There were also (at least) three...
Jews reached out to North Korea
Ron Kampeas, JTADec 29, 2011
WASHINGTON When a delegation from the American Council for World Jewry went to North Korea, its agenda was typical of visits by Jewish organizations to developing...
Pushback against Ron Paul
Ron Kampeas, JTADec 29, 2011
WASHINGTON Ron Pauls unlikely rise in the Republican presidential race has Jewish conservatives on edge. The Texas congressman had been regarded as a fringe figure...
Newt Gingrich: past and present
Ron Kampeas, JTADec 08, 2011
WASHINGTON On the campaign trail, Newt Gingrich has given his fellow Republican presidential candidates a wide berth, often going out of his way to praise them....
