Jeff Mendelsohn, at The Blogs

Jun 12, 2023, 6:00 PM

Jews and Blacks Converge to Spark Alliance

Last week, the National Black Empowerment Council (NBEC), along with UJA-Federation of New York and the ADL, hosted a powerful event that brought together a group of Black and Jewish leaders to discuss an admittedly difficult topic – Dave...

Jan 5, 2023, 9:21 PM

Reaching for the Dream

NBEC delegation outside the Knesset, December 2022. Photo by Marco Antonio Henry.

“If you will it, it is no dream.” These motivational words of Theodor Herzl propelled the Zionist movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the dream of a Jewish return to Zion seemed utterly fanciful. The idea behind...

Dec 29, 2022, 9:20 PM

Chanukah Here and Now

Western Wall on Eighth Night of Chanukah, 2022. Photo by Jeff Mendelsohn.

The original Star Wars movie opens with the words: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. For me and other Jews living outside of Israel, these words might fit our relationship with the events at the...

Dec 13, 2022, 4:23 AM

The U.S.-Israel relationship won the midterms

As Democrats celebrate holding onto the Senate and Republicans applaud their flipping control of the House, the pro-Israel community can cheer that the true winner of the 2022 election was the U.S.-Israel relationship. Americans cast their votes from all...

Oct 17, 2022, 6:11 PM

Combating False, Poisonous Anti-Israel Narratives on College Campuses

Cambridge, MA, USA - November 2, 2013: Harvard Yard, old heart of Harvard University campus, on a beautiful Fall day in Cambridge, MA, USA on November 2, 2013.

For many Jewish students, this back-to-school season has unfortunately meant returning to increasingly hostile college campuses. In recent years, a growing number of students have reported heightened levels of antisemitism and hostility toward Israel on their campuses – a...

Oct 6, 2022, 5:00 PM

Fourteen House Races to Watch this November

Unidentifiable woman voter entering a voting polling place for USA government election. Rear view shows her walking briskly in blurred motion by a sign decorated with American flags. For concepts of one person one vote, voter registration, voting booths, presidential and legistlative national and local decisions, democracy, and civic responsibility.

Yom Kippur is a special day for Jews around the world, as we contemplate our faults and give voice to our hopes for the future. For Israeli Jews, the day has an added dimension, as the scars and aftershocks...

Aug 16, 2022, 6:40 PM

Jamaal Bowman Cannot Be Trusted

New York US state law, code, legal system and justice concept with a 3d render of a gavel on the New Yorker flag on background.

Since taking office in January 2021, Congressman Jamaal Bowman has demonstrated a clear pattern of saying one thing and doing another. During his first run for office, Bowman assured his district’s large Jewish constituency that he was “in full...

Jul 27, 2022, 5:28 PM

To Combat Iranian Aggression, Congress Must Swiftly Pass DEFEND Act in the NDAA

Flags of Israel and Iran waving together

Almost immediately after President Biden returned from his Israel and Middle East trip, Iran issued a statement declaring its capability to develop a nuclear weapon. The growing threat that enhanced Iranian nuclear capabilities pose to the region – and...

May 25, 2022, 7:53 PM

There is Nothing Progressive About Rep. Tlaib’s Anti-Israel ‘Nakba’ Resolution

Palestinian and Israeli flag, conflict concept

Efforts to undermine Israel took a new, and troubling, turn as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and six anti-Israel colleagues – Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum, Marie Newman, Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush – introduced a resolution to...

May 17, 2022, 2:11 AM

Voters reject Nina Turner’s divisive views, and she has no one to blame but herself

Election Day in the United States of America, OHIO - USA

Right on the heels of her second loss to Shontel Brown – this time down by more than 30 points – Nina Turner reverted to her familiar playbook: casting wild accusations of blame while refusing to take accountability for...

About Me

Jeff Mendelsohn is a seasoned political and policy influencer based in Washington, D.C. with more than 20 years of experience in legislation, political activism and community engagement. The founder and CEO of Coalition Strategy Group, Jeff works with diverse organizations to turn ideas into success through strategic planning, program development, government relations and coalition building. An expert on U.S.-Israel relations, Jeff has devoted much of his career working beyond the Jewish community, on Capitol Hill as chief of staff for two Texas Hispanic members of Congress and as National Outreach Director at AIPAC, where he launched and grew a program to engage non-Jewish constituencies in pro-Israel advocacy. Jeff also co-founded and ran Pro-Israel America and Pro-Israel America United, their associated PAC and Super PACs to help elect pro-Israel candidates to Congress and advance pro-Israel policies.

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