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Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

November 26, 2024, 9:01 pm

Israel approves ceasefire with Hezbollah, paving way for end of conflict

The deal — the longest ceasefire Israel has agreed to since Hamas invaded from Gaza — signals a new phase in Israel’s multi-front war

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

A sign that displays a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great!" is projected two days after the U.S. election, in Jerusalem.

November 7, 2024, 8:05 pm

SPECIAL REPORT: Could Trump’s win end Gaza war and bring hostages home?

Whether Trump can end the war depends on specifics not yet offered; on Netanyahu, who faces pressures that extend well beyond Trump and the definitions of the words “war” and “end"

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

November 7, 2024, 11:51 am

Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story played a role in Trump’s impeachment, elected to Congress

The win comes at a time when Trump has promised 'retribution' against those who he feels sabotaged his first term in office

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Craig Godman appears on the NBC affiliate in Dallas Fort Worth on May 23, 2024. (YouTube)

November 6, 2024, 10:48 am

Craig Goldman of Texas wins race, becoming 3rd Jewish Republican in Congress

There are currently 24 Jewish Democrats in the House and nine in the Senate

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Kamala Harris waves to crowds alongside her Jewish husband Doug Emhoff

October 23, 2024, 4:27 pm

Kamala Harris does not agree with protester who shouted ‘genocide,’ her campaign says

The anti-Israel protester had interrupted Harris’ campaign stop in Milwaukee.

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Defeated US Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, 2024 and victorious former president Donald Trump in New Jersey, 2024 (REUTERS)

October 23, 2024, 1:04 pm

US ELECTION: How Trump and Harris differ (and agree) on Israel

Trump says he will keep Israel safe in a world teeming with threat. Harris promises to preserve an alliance consistent with President Biden’s decades of support for the country

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

September 21, 2024, 10:09 am

Former Jewish newspaper editor jailed over 6 January Washington DC riot

Elliot Resnick will serve a four-month sentence for joining the attackers and obstructing a police officer.

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

September 11, 2024, 8:02 am

Harris calls for Gaza war to end ‘immediately’ and Trump says Israel ‘will not exist’ if he loses

Harris asked to explain her repeated claims that Israel has the right to defend itself, but also that “it matters how” Israel conducts the war.

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Netanyahu speaks with Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel SmotrichYonatan Sindel/Flash90

August 10, 2024, 10:31 am

White House: Smotrich ‘jeopardising’ hostages’ lives

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby accused Israeli extremist finance minister of undermining ceasefire hopes

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Kamala Harris speaks at a press conference.

August 9, 2024, 11:50 am

Kamala Harris listens to pro-Palestinian activists, then silences them

Harris met with pro-Palestinian activists in Detroit, a metropolitan area thought to house the largest concentration of Arab Americans

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

July 26, 2024, 10:47 am

Kamala Harris says ‘I will not be silent’ about plight of Palestinians

The vice president met on Thursday afternoon for 40 minutes with Netanyahu

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

A protester holds up a Hamas flag and a sign invoking the "final solution" at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol, July 24, 2024. (@eliah.goldberg/Instagram)

July 26, 2024, 10:43 am

Kamala Harris condemns antisemitic slogans among protesters of Netanyahu’s speech

“Pro-Hamas graffiti and rhetoric is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation,” she said

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

July 25, 2024, 9:29 am

Donald Trump thanks Mahmoud Abbas for concern after assassination attempt

“It is with grave concern that I have received news and later on watched footage of your attempted assassination,” the Palestinian Authority president wrote

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

July 25, 2024, 9:23 am

Biden lists ending the Israel-Hamas war as a top priority for his last 6 months in office

He also alluded to the threat to democracy he believes Donald Trump poses, one that Biden has tied in the past to antisemitism

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with President Donald Trump

July 24, 2024, 9:33 am

Netanyahu to meet Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

The Israeli prime minister's relations with Democrats and Republicans have been troubled

By Ron Kampeas (JTA)

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