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David Brog | |
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| Born | 1965/1966 (age 60–61) Margate City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
David Brog (born 1965/1966)[1] is the former executive director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization, and a conservative activist.[2][3]
Education and career
Brog attended Princeton University for his bachelor's degree. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991.[4][5] After graduating from Harvard Law School, Brog served as an executive at America Online and practiced corporate law both in Israel and the United States. Afterwards he worked in the United States Senate for seven years, where he eventually became the chief of staff to Senator Arlen Specter and staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6][7] Brog helped found Christians United For Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization.[5] He became the CUFI's executive director in 2006.[citation needed]
In July 2015, Brog was tapped to head a new group called the Maccabee Task Force, an entity formed by American philanthropists Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban to combat Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activities on the college campus level. Brog's exploits as head of the Maccabee Task Force were featured in a documentary entitled The Israel Lobby in the U.S.[8][9][10] Brog is often considered a protege of Adelson's.[11]
He co-founded the Edmund Burke Foundation with Yoram Hazony.[12] As part of that foundation's work, Hazony and Brog organized the National Conservatism Conference.[5][13] They hoped to develop the frame the development and growth of conservatism through the conference.[14]
2022 Republican Nevada congressional primary
In 2022, Brog ran for Republican Congressional nominee in Nevada's 1st congressional district. He lost in an eight-way race, finishing second with 17% to former Army colonel Mark Robertson's 30%.[11] Brog announced his entry into the race in February and raised $284,000 in the first six weeks, including a $50k loan to himself.[2] By June, Brog had spent $187k. His campaign spent $59k on mail advertisements and $88.5k on "media placements". This left his campaign with $174k in remaining cash at that point. By that point in the campaign, Brog had received endorsements from Genie Energy PAC, the Hindu American PAC, and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.[3]
Brog described "securing our Southern border and finishing Trump's border wall" as among his top priorities.[5]
Personal life
He is a cousin of former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak, whose original surname was also "Brog" until he Hebraized it to Barak in 1972.[15]
Views
Brog says he was a Democrat until law school.[6]:2
In 2014, Brog expressed concern in Middle East Quarterly that traditional reflexive American evangelical Christian support for Israel was waning.[16]
Books
- Reclaiming Israel’s History: Roots, Rights, and the Struggle for Peace (2017)
- In Defense of Faith: The Judeo-Christian Idea and the Struggle for Humanity (2010)
- Standing With Israel: Why Christians Support the Jewish State (2006)
See also
References
- ↑ Kornbluh, Jacob (May 8, 2022). "He Was the Head of Christians United for Israel. Now He's Running as a Jewish Candidate for Congress". The Forward. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Golonka, Sean; Solis, Jacob; Rindels, Michelle; Mueller, Tabitha; Calderon, Jannelle; Sanchez, Humberto (April 12, 2022). "Senate race brings in millions, congressional incumbents maintain hefty cash leads". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Golonka, Sean; Calderon, Jannelle; Solis, Jacob (June 6, 2022). "Congressional incumbents maintain cash leads, as Republicans escalate primary spending". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Rosner, Shmuel (2006-05-07). "David Brog on why Christians support the Jewish state". Haaretz. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Brog joins Nevada's GOP primary in 1st District House race". AP NEWS. February 17, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blumenthal, Max (August 8, 2006). "Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism". The Nation. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Blumenthal, Max (August 11, 2006). "Israel, the US, and the Christian Right: The Menage a Trois From Hell". HuffPost.
- ↑ JTA (10 Jul 2015). "CUFI's David Brog to lead new anti-BDS campus group". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ↑ Berkowitz, Bill (22 Jul 2015). "BDS Opponents Launch "Campus Maccabees" to Fight Divestment Efforts". Truthout.
- ↑ Guttman, Nathan (8 Jul 2015). "Leader of Christian Zionists Named Head of Campus Anti-BDS Group". Forward.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lapin, Andrew (June 15, 2022). "Head of campus pro-Israel group loses Republican Congressional primary in Nevada". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ↑ Luban, Daniel (July 26, 2019). "The Man Behind National Conservatism". The New Republic. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Beauchamp, Zack (July 17, 2019). "Trump and the dead end of conservative nationalism". Vox. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Gray, Rosie (July 19, 2019). "There's A New Movement Trying To Create An Intellectual Strain Of Trumpism. It Just Doesn't Know Exactly What That Means". BuzzFeed News. Washington, DC. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ David Brog on Why Christians Support the Jewish State, Haaretz, 7 May 2006.
- ↑ "Is Support For Israel Waning Among American Evangelicals?". HuffPost. Religious News Service. April 9, 2014.
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