The 117th Congress and the US-Israel Alliance By: Jeff Mendelsohn January 27, 2021, The Times of Israel Photo Credit: Erin Scott/POOL/AFP via Getty Images As the 117th Congress gets to work, major challenges at home and across the globe will require congressional attention. Some of these challenges, such as a hostile Iran, will directly impact the US-Israel…Read More

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January 19, 2021 (Washington, DC) — In response to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) recent comments calling Israel a “racist state,” Jeff Mendelsohn, Executive Director of Pro-Israel America issued the following statement: “Once again, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is making statements that are not only offensive and dangerous, but flat-out untrue. It is another shameless attempt…Read More

January 7, 2021 (Washington, DC) — In response to the January 6, 2021 violent attack at the U.S. Capitol, Jeff Mendelsohn, Executive Director of Pro-Israel America issued the following statement: “Pro-Israel America condemns yesterday’s attack at the Capitol, one of the most powerful symbols of our democracy and the seat of our Congress. It was…Read More

Marilyn Strickland has a city hall handbook for Congress The former mayor of Tacoma will have a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee By: Matthew Kassel January 6, 2021 When Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) appeared at her swearing-in ceremony on Sunday wearing a traditional Korean hanbok, she was both highlighting her unique background and…Read More

December 23, 2020 (Washington, DC) — In response to the announcement of Alex Padilla as the newly appointed Senator from California, Jeff Mendelsohn, Executive Director of Pro-Israel America issued the following statement: “Pro-Israel America applauds California Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s appointment to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat. A former California state senator,…Read More

We Should All Work to Fight Antisemitism, but Not By ‘Dismantling Israel’ Jeff Mendelsohn, Times of Israel | 12/22/20 Last week, I joined a controversial Zoom call about “dismantling antisemitism” hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace, a self-described anti-Zionist organization, with a speaker lineup that ironically read like a who’s who of prominent anti-Israel voices….Read More

(December 4, 2020 / JNS) Ahead of the 117th Congress convening on Jan. 3, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) was elected by his fellow Democrats to be chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, while Rep. Michael McCaul (R-N.Y.) was re-elected by his Republican colleagues to be the committee’s ranking member. The committee plays a…Read More

December 2, 2020 Jeff Mendelsohn, Times of Israel  In a recent opinion piece for the Nation, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar again posited foreign policy views that couldn’t be more wrong. She argues her, I believe incomprehensible, view that the recent Abraham Accords, peace agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, make conflict with Iran…Read More

December 3, 2020 (Washington, DC) — In response to the announcement of Congressman Gregory Meeks as the newly elected chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Jeff Mendelsohn, Executive Director of Pro-Israel America issued the following statement: “Pro-Israel America applauds the election of Representative Gregory Meeks as the new Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs…Read More