Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward Fake letter attributed to Kamala Harris warns DC synagogues they must close or be shut down
(JTA) — Synagogues in Washington, D.C., are receiving a fake letter purported to be signed by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris warning them to close or they will go to prison. “Myself and President Joe Biden, will shut down your Synagogue of worship and place heavy fines upon your religious institution,” said the letter, according to…
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Fast Forward Report: Trump set to release Sheldon Silver
(JTA) — Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former speaker of the New York State Assembly, is among the last tranche of people President Donald Trump will grant clemency before he leaves office Wednesday. The New York Times reported Monday that Trump was set to pardon or commute the sentences of between 60 and more than 100…
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Fast Forward Citing rise in extremist violence, Jewish groups urge ‘expeditious’ confirmation for Biden Homeland Security nominee
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Union expressed confidence in President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, and called for an “expeditious” confirmation, an exceptional statement spurred by concerns about rising extremist violence and anti-Semitism. The Anti-Defamation League endorsed Mayorkas, also citing the urgency of the recent rise in extremist violence and singling…
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Fast Forward Fake journalists spread anti-Israel disinformation, may be part of Iranian plot
(JTA) — Three fake journalists who seeded dozens of anti-Israel and anti-American stories on social media may have been part of an Iranian disinformation plot, a report said. A Daily Beast investigation published Tuesday identified three purported journalists as posting stories on social media that seemingly came from reputable news outlets but were fake. Other…
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Fast Forward Elissa Slotkin, the last Jewish Democratic holdout, joins calls to impeach Trump
(JTA) — Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish Democratic moderate from Michigan whose role was critical in impeaching President Donald Trump in 2019, is in favor of impeaching him a second time. Slotkin was among the last Democrats to sign on to this week’s impeachment effort, and the last of the 25 Jewish Democrats to do…
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Fast Forward 3 Jewish Democrats are leading the House impeachment charge. 1 is not on board.
(JTA) — Three of the four Democrats leading the charge to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time are Jewish: David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who is the lead sponsor, and Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Jerry Nadler of New York, who are among the three lead co-sponsors. The fourth lead co-sponsor of the…
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Fast Forward Arnold Schwarzegger: Capitol raid was Kristallnacht ‘right here in the United States’
(JTA) — In an impassioned video, Arnold Schwarzenegger said the deadly mob violence in the U.S. Capitol last week recalled Kristallnacht, the Nazi attack on Jews that is considered the beginning of the Holocaust. Schwarzenegger, the former Republican California governor and actor, posted the video to social media on Sunday and framed his remarks as…
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Fast Forward Biden taps Iran deal architect Wendy Sherman for senior diplomatic role
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President-elect Joe Biden tapped Wendy Sherman, an Iran nuclear deal architect, to be his deputy secretary of state — a signal of his determination to return to the deal, Politico reported Tuesday. Sherman, who is Jewish, was the lead negotiator for the 2015 pact, which swapped sanctions relief for Iran’s rollback of…
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