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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
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