Ron Kampeas (JTA)
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
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Fast Forward Buffalo shooter’s manifesto includes antisemitic rhetoric along with racism
'They must be called out and killed' said white supremacist who fatally shot 10 at supermarket
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Fast Forward Israeli police attack funeral-goers, nearly toppling the coffin of Palestinian journalist
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News For Jake Tapper, being the rabbi of TV news comes easy
(JTA) — Jake Tapper wants to make something clear, but the more he explains, the harder it is. That’s unusual for Tapper, an explainer par excellence. The CNN anchorman is explaining a tweet because who isn’t these days. But he’s also explaining Jewish, or Jewish American, or Jewish at the nexus of celebrity and politics…
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Fast Forward The American Jewish Committee wants ‘Saturday Night Live’ to apologize for vaccine joke
(JTA) — The American Jewish Committee is circulating a petition asking “Saturday Night Live” to apologize for a joke that suggested Israel is vaccinating only its Jewish population. “Israel is reporting that they’ve vaccinated half of their population, and I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half,” Michael Che, the co-host of SNL’s news parody,…
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Fast Forward Biden and Netanyahu, in first phone call since US leader’s inauguration, speak for an hour
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nearly a month into his first term — a time frame that drew criticism from Republicans for its length. Biden appeared to make up for lost time, at least according to Netanyahu’s account on Twitter, and the two spoke for an hour. The…
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Fast Forward Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio firebrand who sharply divided American Jews, dies at 70
(JTA) — Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk radio icon who helped polarize American Jewry through both his inflammatory political rhetoric and his unabashed support of Israel, has died. Limbaugh was 70 when he passed away Wednesday of lung cancer. He had first announced the diagnosis in February 2020. Starting in 1988, Limbaugh hosted an eponymous…
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Fast Forward Israel sends 5,000 coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian areas
(JTA) — Israel is sending 5,000 coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian areas, earning praise from some U.S. lawmakers who had urged the country to extend its successful vaccination program to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. “In accordance with the recommendation of the Defense Minister and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the…
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Fast Forward Biden names Stephanie Pollack to senior roads post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden named Stephanie Pollack, the Massachusetts transportation secretary known for her ability as a Democrat to cross party lines, to help helm the Federal Highway Administration. Boston media reported on Thursday her appointment as deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, which will take place next week. Pollack, a progressive…
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