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Ron Kampeas (JTA)
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)
Kamala Harris speaks at a press conference.
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)
Mahmoud Abbas
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)
United States President Joe Biden
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)
Kamala Harris speaks at a press conference.
July 22, 2024, 11:43 am
Biden ends campaign and endorses Kamala Harris as talks to end Israel-Hamas war enter critical phase
Exit from US presidential race comes on the eve of a visit to Washington by Benjamin Netanyahu
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed on the scoreboard at the United Center during a media walkthrough in Chicago, Jan. 18, 2024. (Scott Olson/Getty Images via JTA)
July 18, 2024, 11:16 am
Democratic Party latest manifesto boosts Israel funding, blames Hamas for war
As election gears up, Biden's political party sees 'a strong, secure, and democratic Israel' as vital to the interests of the United States
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
Donald Trump embraces Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Washington
July 16, 2024, 12:08 am
Netanyahu demands crackdown on incitement in wake of Trump attack
“We are witnessing a flood of explicit threats of murder and violence against the prime minister and members of his family, and against ministers and public officials,” he said
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally at Columbia University in Manhattan.
July 10, 2024, 10:09 am
Director of national intelligence warns that Iran is funding anti-Israel protests in US
“We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters," Avril Haines said.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
President Joe Biden speaks during a Saint Patrick’s Day event with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the East Room of the White House, March 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
July 10, 2024, 9:55 am
Democrats clash over aid to Israel at meeting of party platform committee
Any change to the robustly pro-Israel language in the Democrats’ 2020 platform could alienate Jewish voters and donors who are already rattled by months of protests against Israel
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
A view of a ripped Israeli flag following the deadly attack by Islamist Hamas militants on Kibbutz Nir Oz, Oct. 19, 2023. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)
July 2, 2024, 9:26 am
ADL joins with legal powerhouse to seek compensation for U.S. victims of Oct. 7 massacres
The plaintiffs seek compensation under a 2015 law that is meant to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism through criminal penalties and seized assets.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
The debate in Atlanta Thursday night, moderated by CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, was the first of two scheduled for this presidential election. The nominees faced each other in two debates in 2020. 
June 28, 2024, 10:49 am
Trump calls Biden ‘a very bad Palestinian’ as Israel, antisemitism feature in a disjointed debate
The CNN debate left many Democrats wondering whether Biden should remain the party’s candidate in November.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office via JTA)
June 19, 2024, 10:56 am
Netanyahu accuses Biden of withholding weapons. White House: We ‘do not know what he’s talking about’
Back and forth statements are the latest development in long-running debate over American weapons shipments to Israel
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
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