Democratic Majority for Israel

The Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies within the Democratic Party's membership[1] serving in Congress and the Executive Branch of the United States. The current President and CEO of the Democratic Majority for Israel is pollster Mark Mellman.[2]

Democratic Majority for Israel
FoundedJanuary 29, 2019 (2019-01-29)
Legal status501(c)(4) organization
President, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Mellman
Ann Lewis
Websitedemmajorityforisrael.org

History

DMFI was founded on January 29, 2019. The founding came in reaction to polling showing that Democrats and younger voters are less supportive of Israel than previous generations.[3] The group also has a political action committee, DMFI PAC, which supports pro-Israel Democratic incumbents.[4]

Political message

DMFI aims to push for pro-Israel and liberal policies. In regard to Israel, DMFI works to advocate support of Israel among Democratic Party leadership. They also work in opposition to the BDS movement and similar organizations, advocate a two-state solution with the Palestinians through direct bilateral negotiations, and encourage American global leadership.[5]

Democratic Majority for Israel's political arm, DMFI PAC, ran attack ads opposing Senator Bernie Sanders' candidacy before the 2020 presidential election.[6] DMFI endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for President in March 2020.

Board of Directors
  • Henry Cisneros – Former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the administration of President Bill Clinton
  • Anton Gunn – Former head of the Office of External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
  • Shelley Berkley – Former U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district
  • Paul Begala – Political consultant, political commentator and former adviser to President Bill Clinton.
  • Cliff Chenfeld – Co-founder and co-CEO of Razor & Tie
  • Jennifer Granholm – Former Governor and Attorney General of Michigan and a current CNN political contributor
  • Todd Richman – Prominent Democratic fundraiser
  • Edward Kelly – 11th General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Association of Fire Fighters and co-founder of the Board of Directors for Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes
  • Peter Villegas – Vice President and Head of the Office of Latin Affairs for Coca-Cola North America
  • Mark Gerstein – Democratic activist, corporate partner at Latham & Watkins LLP and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the University of Michigan
  • Sam Laute – Pro-Israel advocate, Democratic advocate and former personal assistant to Joe Biden
  • Meghan Stabler – Democratic strategist
  • Barry Porter – Democratic activist
  • Archie Gottesman – Co-founder of JewBelong an organization focused on rebranding Judaism

References
  1. "Democratic Majority for Israel Summary | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "About the President/CEO". Democratic Majority for Israel.
  3. Martin, Jonathan (January 29, 2019). "Prominent Democrats Form Pro-Israel Group to Counter Skepticism on the Left". The New York Times.
  4. "Democratic Majority for Israel to launch PAC". July 3, 2019.
  5. "Democratic Majority for Israel". Democratic Majority for Israel.
  6. Lisa Lerer; Sydney Ember (January 28, 2020). "Pro-Israel Democratic Super PAC to Air Attack Ads Against Bernie Sanders". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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