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Harvard Crimson Editorial on BDS Repeats Baseless Lies and Accusations
By: Jeff Mendelsohn May 17, 2022, The Algemeiner The Harvard Crimson editorial board’s decision to endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is egregiously misplaced. BDS is not a movement to help Palestinians; rather, it seeks to undermine the legitimacy of Israel, isolate Israel on the world stage, and ultimately dismantle the world’s only Jewish…Read More
Voters reject Nina Turner’s divisive views, and she has no one to blame but herself
By: Jeff Mendelsohn May 16, 2022, The Times of Israel Right on the heels of her second loss to Shontel Brown – this time down by more than 30 points – Nina Turner reverted to her familiar playbook: casting wild accusations of blame while refusing to take accountability for her own electoral shortfall. In reality,…Read More
A Call for Peace this Passover
By: Jeff Mendelsohn April 15, 2022, The Times of Israel Each year, Jews around the world begin the Passover story with a set of contrasts: “Now we are here, next year we will be in the land of Israel; this year we are slaves, next year we will be free people.” These statements capture the…Read More
Partisan shots at AIPAC don’t help the US-Israel relationship
Comparing the situation in Ukraine and Palestinians is amoral and inaccurate
By: Jeff Mendelsohn March 21, 2022, The Times of Israel As the world witnesses the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and bands together in response, Palestinian advocates are tossing around false, dangerous comparisons between Palestinians and Ukrainians – trying to take advantage of the world’s sympathy for Ukraine by inserting a radical distortion…Read More
Pro-Israel America wades into Tlaib primary with new round of endorsements
March 7, 2022| Matt Kassel, Jewish Insider The bipartisan advocacy group Pro-Israel America, whose political arm has gained prominence for its feisty presence in recent election cycles, is taking on Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s newly drawn 12th Congressional District. In a new round of House endorsements — including five Democrats and three…Read More
Pro-Israel America Announces Eight New Congressional Endorsements for the 2022 Election Cycle
MARCH 7, 2021, WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Pro-Israel America (PIA) and Pro-Israel America PAC announced new endorsements for eight pro-Israel candidates – five Democrats and three Republicans. Pro-Israel America endorsed Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, who will be running against Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of the most anti-Israel voices in Congress, in Michigan’s newly drawn…Read More
Amnesty Report Is Latest in Deliberate Effort to Slander the Only Jewish State
By: Jeff Mendelsohn February 28, 2022, The Times of Israel Israel is home to a vibrant free press, a diversity of human rights organizations, a robust judicial system, and the only thriving multi-party democratic government in the Middle East that offers all its citizens full political and civil rights. Arab citizens in Israel sit in…Read More
Calling for an end to the Jewish state has everything to do with Israel
By: Jeff Mendelsohn January 17, 2022, The Times of Israel Peter Beinart’s latest missive in Jewish Currents – arguing that pro-Israel Americans show no interest in what is going on in Israel and instead talk only about antisemitism – misses the mark and once again seeks to undermine the vision of Israel as a safe, secure homeland…Read More
To 2022 Candidates: Pro-Israel Stances are Good Policy and Good Politics
By: Jeff Mendelsohn December 15, 2021, The Times of Israel We are less than three months away from the first primary elections for the 2022 cycle, including races for some of the strongest supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship who are facing anti-Israel primary opponents. That’s why Pro-Israel America has already endorsed over 70 candidates for 2022 –…Read More