[link removed] [[link removed]]August 2021

With Shontel Brown’s big primary win in the OH-11 special election earlier this month, the pro-Israel grassroots community has once again clearly demonstrated its conviction and willingness to step up for candidates who value the U.S.-Israel relationship – and that being an outspoken critic of Israel will not be cost-free politically.
We are incredibly proud to have mobilized our Pro-Israel America community behind Shontel Brown’s campaign, as I shared with i24NEWS [[link removed]] , raising over $800,000 for Shontel Brown’s campaign. Pro-Israel America Action Fund mobilized volunteer activists who sent over 200,000 texts and made more than 40,000 calls to voters in OH-11 and reached more than 40,000 in-district voters through micro-targeted digital ads and a detailed primary guide [[link removed]] . PIA United’s local billboards were viewed more than 1.4 million times.
And it worked. But we aren’t resting on our laurels – Pro-Israel America has endorsed 56 candidates for Congress in 2022, some of whom are already facing anti-Israel opponents. We learned from OH-11 that these races will not be easy, and we need to be prepared so we can continue to win.
This month I am visiting Israel and writing about my experiences – you can read my latest blog post here [[link removed]] . We are also focusing on 2022 candidates, and spoke with Rep. Ritchie Torres, who reiterated his strong support for the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Thank you for your support of Pro-Israel America. Because of you, we are able to help fight some of the most important battles for the U.S.-Israel relationship. Those fights are only just beginning. YOU made a huge difference in this victory, and we hope that you will continue to support [[link removed]] our endorsed pro-Israel candidates [[link removed]] in upcoming special elections and the 2022 midterms.
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Jeff
READ: Times of Israel – Want to Fight Antisemitism? Make Sure Israel Remains Strong: “Israel is a refuge from past and present threats of antisemitism. And that is one reason why the U.S.-Israel relationship is so important to me, and many others. Standing against antisemitism means supporting the Jewish people’s right to self-determination and acknowledging their right to self-defense, particularly in the face of constant threats of annihilation and terrorist attacks.” READ MORE from PIA’s Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn in his latest Times of Israel column [[link removed]] .
[link removed] [[link removed]] # [#]READ: Pro-Israel America Applauds the FY22 Energy & Water Funding Bill
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WATCH: Pro-Israel America Executive Director Pushes Back on Nina Turner’s Claims that “Evil Money manipulated and maligned this [OH-11] election”
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READ: Pro-Israel America on Shontel Brown’s Primary Victory in OH-11
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READ: Pro-Israel America Congratulates Shontel Brown’s Primary Victory in OH-11
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READ: Pro-Israel America Applauds the Nomination of Deborah Lipstadt as the Administration’s Antisemitism Envoy
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READ: Pro-Israel America on House Approval of $3.3 Billion in Security Aid to Israel
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# [#]NEWLY UNVEILED ENDORSEMENTS: Pro-Israel America announced 2 new congressional endorsements [[link removed]] for the 2022 election cycle: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
These 22 candidates bring Pro-Israel America’s total list of 2022 Congressional endorsements [[link removed]] to 56, including 31 Democrats and 25 Republicans.
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# [#]🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 [[link removed]] Stand with the bipartisan group of 55 House members who are holding supporters of Hamas and its affiliates accountable. A bipartisan group of 55 House members introduced H.R. 3685, the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, to impose financial sanctions on foreign persons, agencies, and governments that assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or their affiliates.
SEND A MESSAGE TELLING YOUR REP THAT YOU STAND WITH THE 55 HOUSE MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT ISRAEL [[link removed]]
# [#] [link removed] [[link removed]]WATCH : i24NEWS Interview with Pro-Israel America Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn. Jeff spoke with Calev Ben-David on “The Rundown” about pro-Israel Democrat Shontel Brown’s significant primary win in the OH-11 special election . [WATCH HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: Algemeiner: Pro-Israel Democrats Cheer Shontel Brown’s Upset ‘Victory’ in Ohio Congressional Race: “Jeff Mendelsohn, Executive Director of the advocacy group Pro-Israel America (PIA), commented that the ‘pro-Israel grassroots community has once again demonstrated its conviction and willingness to step up for candidates who value the US-Israel relationship.’” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: JNS: Pro-Israel voters likely tipped scales in favor of Shontel Brown’s ‘stunning upset’ in Ohio, say observers: “’We congratulate Shontel Brown on a very important win, and I congratulate her and look forward to her becoming a very successful member of Congress,’ Jeff Mendelsohn, PIA’s executive director, said on Tuesday night. ‘It’s an important win for the pro-Israel community tonight. Shontel Brown understands the value of the U.S.-Israel relationship—something that she called a true friendship between our two nations and something that she will work to advance for the betterment of both countries and for the betterment of her constituents.’” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: Cleveland Scene: Shontel Brown Wins Congressional Primary to Succeed Marcia Fudge, Nina Turner Vows to Continue Fighting: “The victory for Brown was explicitly understood as a victory for Pro-Israel policy in congress. Pro-Israel America Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn issued the following statement in response to her win: ‘Pro-Israel America congratulates Shontel Brown on her big primary victory today and looks forward to working with her in Congress. Brown’s significant and consistent lead throughout the night proves once again that support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is not only good policy, but good politics. Brown rejected the divisive politics of her opponent and, as voters learned more about Brown and her policy positions throughout the race, they increasingly supported her campaign.’” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: Jewish Insider: Shontel Brown defeats Nina Turner with support from Cleveland’s Jewish community: “’Brown’s significant and consistent lead throughout the night proves once again that support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is not only good policy, but good politics,’ Jeff Mendelsohn, executive director of Pro-Israel America, said in a press release. PIA’s political arm raised $800,000 for Brown’s campaign while reaching voters through text messages, phone calls and billboards, according to Mendelsohn. ‘Brown rejected the divisive politics of her opponent and, as voters learned more about Brown and her policy positions throughout the race, they increasingly supported her campaign,’ he said.” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: Roll Call: Shontel Brown tops progressive favorite Nina Turner in Ohio’s 11th District primary: “Another pro-Israel group, Pro-Israel America, reportedly paid for billboards across Cleveland plastered with the four-letter word for excrement, a reference to a comment Turner made during the 2020 presidential campaign when she compared voting for Biden, while not as bad as Donald Trump, to eating half a bowl of ‘s---.’” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: Haaretz: Pro-Israel Democrat Shontel Brown Defeats Progressive Nina Turner in Ohio Democratic Primary: “Pro-Israel America Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn said Brown's victory ‘proves once again that support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is not only good policy, but good politics,’ adding that ‘Brown rejected the divisive politics of her opponent and, as voters learned more about Brown and her policy positions throughout the race, they increasingly supported her campaign.’” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: CNN: Democratic heavyweights converge on Cleveland as 11th District primary stokes intra-party heat: “That statement, which originally came from an interview with The Atlantic in 2020, is plastered on billboards across Cleveland, with the four-letter word for excrement in large letters. The advertisements are paid for by a political action committee, Pro-Israel America. That group, along with others like Democratic Majority for Israel have spent heavily against Turner during the campaign and opposed other progressive primary candidates, including Sanders in the presidential contest.” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: Forward: In close Ohio special election, Jewish vote could determine outcome: “Pro Israel America, a bipartisan group that supports pro-Israel candidates, has also spent on targeted texts, phone calls and educational billboards, and raised $800,000 from individual donors for Brown’s campaign.” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
READ: JNS: Ohio special election has become latest battleground in Democratic Party’s clash over Israel: “PIA’s executive director Jeff Mendelsohn said that the choice for pro-Israel voters is evident in the race. ‘[Brown] was very clear with us and others in the pro-Israel community about her support for Israel. It was really based on her own deep convictions about Israel,’ said Mendelsohn. ‘She had visited … and was deeply touched by the people and the history and the religious significance, for her personally, of Israel. And all of that from a policy perspective and beyond, translated into her commitment to support the U.S.-Israel relationship if she got elected. And that’s exactly the kind of candidate that we look to support.’” [READ HERE] [[link removed]]
# [#]ICYMI: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY15) – PIA Endorsed Candidate for Congress
Rep. Torres joined Pro-Israel America on August 17th for an exclusive members-only conversation with PIA Executive Director Jeff Mendelsohn, where they discussed why it’s so critical to be a strong, progressive, supporter of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
[[link removed]]“The friendship between the United States and Israel is a friendship of virtue. It’s a friendship built upon common values. It transcends transaction, and therefore should have no conditions”
-- Congressman Ritchie Torres
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