Ron Kampeas
Sen. John McCain with Sen. Joseph Lieberman at the Munich Security Conference in Germany in 2014. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)
August 30, 2018, 4:12 pm
As senator, McCain made human rights and Israel central to his foreign policy
The very same qualities that perhaps cost McCain the presidency helped make him a hero of the Jewish and pro-Israel communities.
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. David Kustoff, a Jewish Republican, is running for re-election in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District. (Photo by Ron Kampeas)
August 10, 2018, 8:54 am
In Tennessee, Jewish incumbent beats challenger running on Christian values
George Flinn, who was running against incumbent David Kustoff, liked to remind voters he is a "Christian conservative," particularly on controversial issues, like abortion.
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. Michael McCaul leaves the Capitol on April 27. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Image)
August 3, 2018, 8:29 am
Leading Republican congressman backs Netanyahu’s stand to kick Iran out of Syria
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul said he was concerned about the Trump administration's commitment to backing Israel in its negotiations with Russia regarding Syria.
By Ron Kampeas
Sacha Baron Cohen at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., in 2016. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
July 26, 2018, 7:22 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen plays an Israeli gunslinger targeting pro-Israel conservatives
Cohen's newest character, Israeli Col. Erran Morad, dupes politicians and gun rights activists into supporting an initiative to arm toddlers.
By Ron Kampeas
Children and workers at a tent encampment recently built near the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
June 22, 2018, 11:02 am
Detention facilities or ‘concentration camps’?
There is a heated debate going on over whether Holocaust references are appropriate in the discussion over the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families.
By Ron Kampeas
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council emergency session on Israel-Gaza conflict at United Nations headquarter in New York City, May 30, 2018. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
June 19, 2018, 5:32 pm
US leaves UN Human Rights Council over Israel bias
In addition to the body’s disproportionate focus on Israel, successive U.S. administrations have objected to the presence of human rights abusers on the council.
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a MoveOn.org rally in Reading, Pa. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)
June 15, 2018, 9:04 am
Bernie Sanders, focusing on foreign policy, blasts Israel on Gaza
Since the launch of the protests on the Gaza border, Sanders has several times criticized Israel for what he says is excessive force and the U.S. government for not intervening.
By Ron Kampeas
John Fitzgerald is a Republican running for a House seat in California who has associations with the far right. (Photo courtesy of John Fitzgerald for Congress)
June 7, 2018, 3:15 pm
Republicans and Democrats grapple with question of who is an anti-Semite
Jews in both parties are grappling with old problems made sharper by recent developments. For Democrats, it's about Israel. For Republicans, it's about the "alt-right."
By Ron Kampeas
Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, at a Capitol Hill hearing on moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
May 25, 2018, 9:24 am
Jewish groups are fighting — some say physically — behind the scenes
Jewish politics is often nasty, but rarely is the infighting this public. The drama came to a head at a May meeting for the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
By Ron Kampeas
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, center, flanked by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, listening to President Donald Trump announcing his decision to withdraw the U.S. Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room at the White House, May 8, 2018. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
May 10, 2018, 2:46 pm
Trump is open to Plan B — but no one knows what that is
When President Trump announced he would be pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal, the next obvious question was, what next? His announcement was short on answers.
By Ron Kampeas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the U.N. General Assembly at the world body’s headquarters in New York, Sept. 19, 2017. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
April 27, 2018, 9:41 am
Does Natalie Portman’s snub of Netanyahu make her the face of liberal Zionism?
Portman’s decision not to travel to accept the Genesis Prize has resonated like no similar statement in decades.
By Ron Kampeas
A view of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo from public domain)
April 11, 2018, 6:14 pm
Spending bill includes big boost for Jewish groups seeking security money
For the first time, a portion of the money, which is used to harden security at Jewish institutions, will be designated for communities outside of major metropolitan areas.
By Ron Kampeas
John Bolton speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 22, 2018. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
March 23, 2018, 10:41 am
Trump names Iran hawk John Bolton as national security adviser
Bolton has close relations with the pro-Israel community stemming from his success in 1991 in getting the United Nations to rescind its Zionism is racism resolution.
By Ron Kampeas
Mike Pompeo smiles at a moment of levity at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
March 23, 2018, 10:16 am
Mike Pompeo as secretary of state may affect Middle East
The former CIA director seems open to walking away from the Iran deal and supportive of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, as well as willing to promote the idea of radical Islam.
By Ron Kampeas
The Supreme Court will decide by March 29 whether it will consider the appeal by the litigants in the case known as Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images)
March 21, 2018, 3:50 pm
Trump administration backs Palestine Liberation Organization in terror lawsuit
The case, which the Supreme Court could hear soon, is between the PLO and six American citizens injured in terrorist attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004.
By Ron Kampeas
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