Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Nashville hat shop apologizes for selling yellow Jewish stars that read ‘Not Vaccinated’
(JTA) — A Nashville hat shop apologized for selling yellow star patches opposing coronavirus vaccination policies after Stetson said it was pulling its products from the store. HatWRKS last week posted on its Instagram account a photo of an unnamed woman, apparently the shop’s owner, wearing a yellow Star of David that read “Not Vaccinated.”…
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Fast Forward Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Benjamin Netanyahu
(JTA) — Naftali Bennett, the leader of a right-wing party, accepted an offer from centrist Yair Lapid to lead a new Israeli government, which if the agreement holds would oust from power Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. “We lost a Jewish state 2000 years ago because of internal arguments, that will not happen…
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Fast Forward Fitness enthusiasts volunteer to escort LA Jews to Shabbat services
(JTA) — Remi Franklin thought about his two communities and realized there could be a match: His pals at the gym might want to volunteer to walk with Los Angeles-area Jews who were fearful of attending services on Shabbat following attacks on Jews in the city during the latest Israel-Hamas war. The Los Angeles Times…
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Fast Forward After a plea to combat antisemitism, the White House convened a meeting with Jewish leaders
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The letter went out at midday Friday, from five major Jewish organizations, asking President Joe Biden to “use your bully pulpit to call out antisemitism” in the wake of a spike in attacks on Jews since the launch of the latest Israel-Hamas conflict. By 8 a.m. Monday, Biden was at his Twitter…
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Fast Forward Biden taps Tom Nides, an Obama administration official, to be ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden will name Tom Nides, a deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration, to be his ambassador to Israel. The Times of Israel first reported the decision. Multiple sources close to the Biden administration confirmed to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that Nides was the pick for ambassador and would…
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Fast Forward Federal court strikes down Georgia’s anti-BDS law
(JTA) — A federal court struck down a Georgia state law that required contractors with the state to swear not to boycott Israel, the latest in a series of legal defeats for an anti-boycott campaign that pressed hard for laws targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. “The requirement … that parties seeking to contract…
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Fast Forward Top Republicans slam Marjorie Taylor Green for comparing coronavirus measures to Holocaust
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Republican leaders are chastising Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for the Georgia GOP lawmaker’s latest bid to liken measures to combat the coronavirus to the Holocaust. On Tuesday, Greene compared a supermarket’s decision to add a logo to the badges of vaccinated workers to the yellow stars that Jews were forced to wear…
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Fast Forward Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on comparing mask mandates to Holocaust
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia put the call out for “rational” Jewish people to back up her claim that mask mandates are like the Holocaust. Her colleagues think that’s nuts. The latest controversy involving the freshman Republican lawmaker started on Friday when she appeared on a podcast hosted by Christian Broadcasting…
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