David Brog
Referred to as "CUFI's lobbyist in Washington," [1] David Brog is the executive director of Christians United for Israel. Working in the US Senate for 7 years, Brog was previously the chief of staff to Senator Arlen Specter and staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Brog has lived and worked in the US and Israel.[2] Although he works for an organization that has been criticized by Israeli Rabbis and Jews for allegedly aiming to convert Jews to Christianity,[3] Brog is Jewish himself[4] and the cousin of former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak.[4]
Christians United for Israel
In 2006 Brog informed investigative journalist Max Blumenthal that the White House had convened a series of "off-the-record meetings" about Middle East policy with the leaders of CUFI: "David Brog, told me that during the meetings, CUFI representatives pressed White House officials to adopt a more confrontational posture toward Iran, refuse aid to the Palestinians and give Israel a free hand as it ramped up its military conflict with Hezbollah."[5]
Affiliations
Books
- In Defense of Faith: The Judeo-Christian Idea and the Struggle for Humanity (2010)
- Standing With Israel: Why Christians Support the Jewish State (2006)
References
- ↑ Max Blumenthal, "Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism", The Nation, 8 August 2006
- ↑ David Brog, "About", David Brog Website, accessed on 3 September 2010
- ↑ Josef Federman, "Rabbis Criticize Evangelicals in Israel", Associated Press, 10 May 2004
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Q&A, "http://www.haaretz.com/news/david-brog-on-why-christians-support-the-jewish-state-1.186992", Haaretz, 7 May 2006
- ↑ Max Blumenthal, "Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism", The Nation, 14 August 2006
