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Pro-Israel America announces new round of congressional endorsements
By: Matthew Kassel August 26, 2021, Jewish Insider Pro-Israel America will release its latest round of congressional endorsements on Thursday as the bipartisan advocacy group “continues to ramp up” engagement ahead of next year’s midterm elections, according to a statement from Jeff Mendelsohn, PIA’s executive director. “We are excited to announce 11 newly endorsed 2022…Read More
Developments in Afghanistan Reinforce the Need for a Strong U.S.-Israel Alliance
By: Jeff Mendelsohn August 24, 2021, The Times of Israel The recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a humanitarian tragedy for the people of Afghanistan, particularly women and girls. At the same time, it emboldens a hostile Iranian regime hellbent on sowing chaos across the region through proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah while developing nuclear…Read More
Want to Fight Antisemitism? Make Sure Israel Remains Strong
By: Jeff Mendelsohn August 16, 2021, The Times of Israel As I travel back to Tel Aviv this week, I cannot help but remind myself just how incredible it is for Jews across the world like myself that Israel exists – a country that connects us to the past, present and future of the…Read More
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
