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Why the Pro-Israel Grassroots Community Supports Shontel Brown
By: Jeff Mendelsohn July 24, 2021, The Times of Israel The special election in Ohio’s 11th congressional district to replace former Congresswoman and now Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge is heating up between frontrunners Shontel Brown and Nina Turner. For the pro-Israel community, the issue is clear: we need members of Congress…Read More
Daniel Hernandez wants to be the next pro-Israel progressive in Congress
By: Matthew Kassel July 20, 2021, Jewish Insider As a vocal supporter of Israel in Arizona’s House of Representatives, Daniel Hernandez, a 31-year-old Tucson lawmaker now running for Congress, says he has increasingly found himself at odds with Democratic colleagues over Middle East foreign policy. “I’ve been taken to task by folks who disagree with…Read More
Electing a pro-Israel Congress in 2022 begins now
By: Jeff Mendelsohn July 19, 2021, The Times of Israel While the 2022 elections may still seem quite a distance away, some of the strongest supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship are already facing tough primary battles that will be determined far before next November. That’s why Pro-Israel America is already ramping up our important…Read More
AOC vs. Hillary: Ohio race a proxy fight for progressives, Dem establishment
By: Jon Levine July 10, 2021, The New York Post It’s AOC versus Hillary as the two Dem heavyweights duke it out for an open Congressional seat in Ohio — and possibly control of the party. The raging proxy fight in the Buckeye state’s solidly Democratic 11th District pits Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her squad…Read More
Pro-Israel America announces new batch of 2022 congressional endorsements
By: Matthew Kassel July 1, 2021, Jewish Insider Pro-Israel America, the bipartisan grassroots advocacy group, will announce today that it is endorsing a new slate of congressional candidates competing in the 2022 midterm elections. “Against the backdrop of last month’s violent rocket attacks on Israel and the surge in antisemitism that is playing out in…Read More
The Clear Line Connecting Anti-Israel Rhetoric to Anti-Semitism
By: Jeff Mendelsohn June 18, 2021, The Times of Israel Against the backdrop of last month’s Hamas rocket attacks toward Israel, antisemitic incidents surged across the United States and around the world. We need to ask why this is so. For starters, Hamas itself foments hatred of Jews, both Israeli and non-Israeli. Antisemitism is…Read More
Jewish Democrats slam Omar for remarks equating Israel and US to Hamas and Taliban
Pro-Israel America announces 30 bipartisan congressional endorsements for 2022
Pro-Israel America endorses Lisa Murkowski and Carolyn Maloney
By Matthew Kassel Pro-Israel America, the bipartisan advocacy group, will announce on Thursday that it is backing Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in its first round of endorsements for the 2022 midterm election cycle. “Strong congressional support of the U.S.-Israel relationship remains critical amid growing global challenges like tackling climate change…Read More
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