Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward AIPAC broke spending records this campaign cycle — so why did it stay out of Ilhan Omar’s tight race?
In a year in which AIPAC has lavished tens of millions of dollars on congressional races, a near-defeat in Minnesota upends a number of assumptions about the role of Israel in politics
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Fast Forward AIPAC’s huge investment in primary campaigns is paying off — but at what price down the road?
The outsized spending has the potential to roil a number of longstanding orthodoxies, not just about pro-Israel politics, but elections in general
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Fast Forward Blinken meets with Shireen Abu Akleh’s family, pledges to ‘pursue accountability’ in her killing
The family said it was still waiting to see what actions the United States would take
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Fast Forward In Jerusalem, a Torah lesson from Biden shows his grasp of Judaism’s quirky calendar
“Someone knew to do their research,” commented a onetime adviser to Israeli prime ministers
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Fast Forward In a blow to Israel’s religious establishment, Israeli court rules that online marriages must be honored
A court ruling grants a status long sought by Israeli civil liberties groups
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Fast Forward Biden administration accuses Russia of antisemitism and exploiting Jewish suffering
The White House times the release of a document to a U.N. Security Council session called by Russia to bolster its claims of denazification in Ukraine
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Fast Forward Top AP brass attend reopening of Gaza bureau that was in building bombed by Israel
The presence of AP’s two top officials at the dedication of the new office signaled the importance the agency attached to reopening the bureau
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Fast Forward At Israel embassy event, deputy health secretary Rachel Levine issues call to ‘stand against bullying’ of trans people
Speakers lauded Israel’s promotion of LGBTQ rights.
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