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July 2021
Dear Friend,
With the August 3rd OH-11 special election primary between Shontel Brown and Nina Turner right around the corner and the 2022 midterm cycle in full swing, it has been a busy month at Pro-Israel America.
Election Day for the Ohio 11 Democratic primary to replace former Congresswoman (and now Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Marcia Fudge is next week. Thanks to your support, it’s now a neck-and-neck race between frontrunners Shontel Brown and anti-Israel candidate Nina Turner. Pro-Israel America has proudly endorsed Shontel Brown, who came out early in her campaign as a passionate, unwavering supporter of a strong alliance between the United States and Israel. While Turner, who has supported adding political conditions to U.S. military assistance to Israel, came into the race with a huge lead, the pro-Israel community has stepped up its support for Shontel Brown and polls show that she is closing the gap quickly. You can read more about how the pro-Israel community’s support has helped Brown build critical momentum and view PIA Action Fund’s Primary Guide, which has been circulated in the district in print and online. This race is close and we’re getting down to the wire. Please help by supporting Brown’s campaign to Congress here.
Pro-Israel America has also announced 22 new congressional endorsements for the 2022 election cycle, many of whom are already facing anti-Israel opponents and challengers. This brings Pro-Israel America’s total list of 2022 Congressional endorsements to 56, including 31 Democrats and 25 Republicans. More endorsements are on their way!
We couldn’t do any of this work without you, so thank you for your continued support and involvement as part of our community. As always, please help us reach even more people by sharing this email with your friends and family and asking them to join Pro-Israel America.
Best,
Jeff
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READ: Times of Israel: Why the Pro-Israel Grassroots Community Supports Shontel Brown: “For the pro-Israel community, the issue is clear: we need members of Congress who understand that a strong relationship between the United States and Israel benefits both nations and is a force for good in the world. The choice in this race is equally simple – Shontel Brown values America’s close alliance with Israel and will work to advance it as a member of Congress. Nina Turner will not.” READ MORE from PIA’s Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn in his latest Times of Israel blog post.
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SHARE: PIA Action Fund has released its OH-11 Special Election 2021 Primary Guide, which includes information about the candidates competing in the special primary election on August 3 who have raised over $10,000 for their campaigns and their views on the U.S.-Israel relationship. Read the guide here, and SHARE this article with your friends (Twitter, Facebook, or by Email).
READ: Pro-Israel America Supports New Missile Defense Legislation that Protects Israel & Palestinian Civilians from Terrorist Attacks
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READ: Pro-Israel America on the Palestinian Authority’s Terror Payments
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READ: Pro-Israel America on the Recent Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Trip to Israel
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READ: Pro-Israel America Congratulates Isaac Herzog, the 11th President of Israel
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READ: Pro-Israel America Thanks President Rivlin’s Years of Dedicated Service to Israel
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NEW SLATE OF 30 ENDORSEMENTS: Pro-Israel America announced its new slate of 22 congressional endorsements for the 2022 election cycle. The 22 pro-Israel candidates – 13 Democrats and 9 Republicans – are proven leaders on issues related to the U.S.-Israel relationship and are all running for election or re-election next year.
Pro-Israel America endorsed Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and 21 House candidates, including: Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Daniel Hernandez (D-AZ), French Hill (R-AR), Young Kim (R-CA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Susie Lee (D-NV), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Peter Meijer (R-MI), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Norma Torres (D-CA), Fred Upton (R-MI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
These 22 candidates bring Pro-Israel America’s total list of 2022 Congressional endorsements to 56, including 31 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Pro-Israel America also endorsed Shontel Brown, who is running in the open-seat Ohio 11th district special election congressional race vacated by former Congresswoman and now Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge.
You can learn more about how you can help support these important races on our PAC website.
🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Tell your Representative to support legislation that will hold those who assist Hamas accountable. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Brian Mast (FL-18) have introduced H.R. 3685, legislation that holds those who assist Hamas accountable. Supported by a bipartisan group of 55 House members, H.R. 3685, the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, will impose financial sanctions on foreign persons, agencies, and governments that assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or their affiliates.
READ: Jewish Insider: Daniel Hernandez wants to be the next pro-Israel progressive in Congress: “A self-proclaimed ‘pro-Israel activist,’ Hernandez speaks regularly about the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship and has led initiatives as a state legislator to strengthen the alliance,” Jeff Mendelsohn, executive director of Pro-Israel America, told JI. “He champions the Jewish state’s right to sovereignty and security, condemns efforts to add unnecessary political conditions to U.S. security assistance for our ally in the Middle East, and strongly opposes the anti-Israel BDS movement.” [READ HERE]
READ: Cleveland Jewish News: Brown worthy of support: “We need leaders in Congress who value the U.S.-Israel relationship and will work to strengthen security, economic, scientific and cultural relationships between our two nations and that candidate in the 11th district race is Shontel Brown.” – Jeff Mendelson, Pro-Israel America. [READ HERE]
READ: New York Post: AOC vs. Hillary: Ohio race a proxy fight for progressives, Dem establishment: The Pro-Israel America Political Action Committee has poured more than $115,000 into Brown in 2021 alone. Democratic Majority for Israel, an advocacy group, has been running attack ads in the district against Turner. [READ HERE]
READ: Jewish Insider: JDCA endorses Shontel Brown in contentious Ohio special election: In recent months, Brown has notched endorsements from Democratic Majority for Israel as well as Pro-Israel America, and earlier this week, four pro-Israel House Democrats — including Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ted Deutch (D-FL), David Trone (D-MD) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) — announced their support for the congressional hopeful. [READ HERE]
READ: Jewish Insider: Pro-Israel America announces new batch of 2022 congressional endorsements: “Against the backdrop of last month’s violent rocket attacks on Israel and the surge in antisemitism that is playing out in this country and around the world,” Jeff Mendelsohn, Pro-Israel America’s executive director, said in a statement shared with Jewish Insider, “Pro-Israel America is ramping up our critical work of electing pro-Israel members into Congress.” [READ HERE]
READ: Jewish Insider: Pro-Israel House Democrats endorse Shontel Brown in heated Ohio race: Turner’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is also a source of concern among pro-Israel advocates nationwide, who are aggressively rallying behind Brown as she seeks to gain ground in the competitive primary. Pro-Israel America, a bipartisan advocacy group, and Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) have both endorsed her. [READ HERE]
SAVE THE DATE: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY15) Joins Pro-Israel America on August 17
Join Pro-Israel America on August 17 for an online Exclusive Members Event with Representative Torres, a progressive member of Congress who has already distinguished himself as a strong supporter of the U.S.-Israel relationship in his first term in Congress. More details will come shortly.
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“I am here to state, in clearest possible terms, that I stand with Israel, because doing so, quite simply, is the right thing to do.”
– Rep. Ritchie Torres
5/4/21 in The New York Post
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