http://blogs.jta.org/politics/ en rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T12:44:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/10/3091610/why-is-marc-ellis-on-the-outs-at-baylor-university Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/10/3091610/why-is-marc-ellis-on-the-outs-at-baylor-university Baylor University has suspended Marc Ellis, the director of its Jewish Studies program, for alleged sexual misconduct. 2012-02-10T12:44:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/09/3091609/political-points-gop-outreach-edition Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/09/3091609/political-points-gop-outreach-edition  Rick Santorum’s South Carolina team sent out a Chanukah message quoting ... John. As in New Testament John. Via Hunter Walker’s Twitter feed. 2012-02-10T00:53:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/09/3091605/the-adalah-bds-nif-ngo-monitor-dustup Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/09/3091605/the-adalah-bds-nif-ngo-monitor-dustup  NGO Monitor wrote to the New Israel Fund yesterday calling on it to condemn a client group, Adalah, for speaking at a BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) conference next week in Geneva. 2012-02-09T20:24:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/07/3091564/sheldon-adelson-and-israel-whos-influencing-who Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/07/3091564/sheldon-adelson-and-israel-whos-influencing-who Michael Isikoff has it backwards. 2012-02-07T20:42:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/06/3091542/iran-sanctions-it-was-executive-prerogative-stupid Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/06/3091542/iran-sanctions-it-was-executive-prerogative-stupid There’s been a lot of speculation about why President Obama attached an "I can ignore this if I want to" caveat when he signed the Defense Authorization Act, which included an amendment targeting Iran’s Central Bank for sanctions. 2012-02-06T16:18:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/05/3091517/what-makes-sheldon-give Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/05/3091517/what-makes-sheldon-give A reporter asked Newt Gingrich about reports that his white knight, Sheldon Adelson, had reached out to Romney as well. 2012-02-05T14:31:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/05/3091516/swift-action-on-iran-sanctions Zach Silberman http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/05/3091516/swift-action-on-iran-sanctions A new draft bill in the Senate would expand on Iran sanctions. 2012-02-05T05:30:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/04/3091515/whos-attending-the-adelson-caucus Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/04/3091515/whos-attending-the-adelson-caucus Nevada’s Clark County held a special Republican caucus to accommodate observant Jews. 2012-02-05T04:19:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/02/3091494/political-points-obamas-ecumenism-romney-paul-alliance-why-vote-israel Daniel Treiman http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/02/3091494/political-points-obamas-ecumenism-romney-paul-alliance-why-vote-israel A daily roundup of political news. 2012-02-03T03:59:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/02/3091493/in-virginia-jcrc-lobbies-against-bill-targeting-foreign-law Zach Silberman http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/02/02/3091493/in-virginia-jcrc-lobbies-against-bill-targeting-foreign-law A bill in Virginia’s state legislature that would place restrictions on the consideration of foreign laws in the state’s courts is drawing opposition from the Jewish community. 2012-02-02T21:58:00-05:00