Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Pompeo cancels plan to film Trump campaign ad geared to US expats while in Israel

The decision follows the uproar over the secretary of state’s prerecorded message from Jerusalem to last week’s Republican National Convention.

By Marcy Oster September 1, 2020 2:12 pm

Jewish men walk down a street in the Pushkin area of Uman, Ukraine of ‎Sept. ‎9, ‎2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

South Carolina congressman asks Trump to pressure Ukraine to allow Rosh Hashanah pilgrims

The letter asks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “consider advocating on behalf [of] a group of American citizens whom find this annual pilgrimage extremely important.”

August 30, 2020 6:19 pm

The Tell

At the Republican convention, some unconventional messaging for American Jews

Welcome to The Tell, the inside scoop on this week’s Jewish political news by Ron Kampeas, JTA’s Washington Bureau chief. WASHINGTON (JTA) — This week’s Republican convention was the first political confab to feature Jerusalem as a backdrop. It may be the last. A congressional subcommittee and two citizens have taken steps to launch investigations […]

August 27, 2020 5:45 pm

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Pompeo cancels plan to film Trump campaign ad geared to US expats while in Israel

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