National
New life for Soviet-era legislation
Ron Kampeas, JTAMar 14, 2013
WASHINGTON When the Lautenberg Amendment was introduced in 1990, it provided a mechanism for hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews to exit their crumbling country and...
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...