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Haaland confirmation sets off mad scramble to claim her seat in Congress
By Matthew Kassel Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D-NM) historic confirmation on Monday as the country’s first Native American Cabinet secretary set off a mad scramble to claim her seat in the House of Representatives. The race, already in motion, is a crowded one, with eight Democratic candidates now jockeying to succeed Haaland, a one-term congresswoman and…Read More
Jewish News Syndicate: US House overwhelmingly condemns the BDS movement, affirms support for Israel
By Jackson Richman, Jewish News Syndicate
A new political action committee that seeks to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship and support candidates for and current members of Congress in both parties who advance the pro-Israel agenda was announced on Tuesday.Read More
Pro-Israel America: A Bipartisan Debut to Reshape the Political Landscape
By Arlene Bridges Samuels, The Blogs, Times of Israel
The 2020 American election season is picking up speed like a freight train. Loaded with campaigns and candidates-bombarding Americans with robocalls, campaign stops, and social media-the train will barrel down the tracks and at last pull into the station on November 3, 2020. Mentally exhausted Americans will go to their voting booths with a sigh of relief.Read More
Jewish News Syndicate: New Pro-Israel America aims to boost political candidates, Congress, strengthen US-Israel alliance
By Jackson Richman, Jewish News Syndicate
A new political action committee that seeks to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship and support candidates for and current members of Congress in both parties who advance the pro-Israel agenda was announced on Tuesday.Read More
Algemeiner: New Group Seeks to Bolster Support for Israel in US Congress
By Barney Breen-Portnoy, Algemeiner
A new organization has been established with the goal of bolstering support for Israel in the US Congress — a task that has received greater impetus following the election last November of several representatives with unsympathetic views toward the Jewish state.Read More
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Former AIPAC officials launch bipartisan political action committee
By Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Two former top AIPAC staffers are helming a new political action committee that will steer donations to candidates in both parties who adopt a centrist pro-Israel position, at a time when that gold standard for pro-Israel giving is being challenged by the right and the left.Read More
The Times of Israel: After Omar controversy, new group aims to get more Israel backers into Congress
By Eric Cortellessa, The Times of Israel
A new group was launched Tuesday to bolster pro-Israel candidates running for Congress.
Following the 2018 midterms and the elevation of House members more sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, former staffers at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) have created an organization to send more traditionally pro-Israel candidates to Capitol Hill.Read More