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Israel Allies Foundation
The Israel Allies Foundation (IAF, also known as the International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation) is a pro-Israel advocacy group that promotes their views with legislators. IAF works with politicians internationally to mobilize support for its values. One of its main goals is keeping Jerusalem fully under Israeli sovereignty.
Parliamentary groups affiliated with the IAF include the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus in the United States House of Representatives, the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus in the Israeli parliament, and similar groups in Uruguay, the Philippines, South Korea, Brazil, South Africa, Japan, Australia, Finland, Italy, Canada, Costa Rica, and Malawi. As of 2021, IAF supported 50 pro-Israel parliamentary groups worldwide.
IAF takes politicians and heads of pro-Israel organizations on paid-for tours of Israel.
In January 2004, the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC) was founded by Israeli politician Yuri Stern of the Yisrael Beiteinu party and seven other Israeli politicians. The goal of the organization was to harness support for Israel from Christian leaders around the world. Its first sister caucus, the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, was established in the United States Congress in 2006.
This led to the creation of IAF in 2007 by orthodox rabbi Benny Elon (president) and[citation needed] his long-time aide and parliamentary assistant Uri Bank, both leaders[citation needed] of the Israeli right to far-right[citation needed] party Moledet (Elon became leader in 2001 after his predecessor was assassinated). Elon, a well-known figure in the radical settler movement,[citation needed] favored annexing the occupied territories and voluntary transfer of the Palestinians to Jordan. He served as Tourism Minister in two stints from 2001 to 2004[citation needed] and used his position to build ties with the American evangelical Christian community.
Elon, 62, died of cancer in 2017 and Josh Reinstein took over as president of IAF.
As of 2024, the organization's Christian advisory board of directors included Tim Dunn (chairman), Dave Weldon, Mike Sodrel, Dick Saulsbury, Earl Cox, Trent Franks, Bill Holmes, Larry Huch, and Becky Brimmer.
IAF has established parliamentary groups consisting of strongly pro-Israel politicians in many countries. In the US and some other countries, such groups are known as caucuses.
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Israel Allies Foundation
The Israel Allies Foundation (IAF, also known as the International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation) is a pro-Israel advocacy group that promotes their views with legislators. IAF works with politicians internationally to mobilize support for its values. One of its main goals is keeping Jerusalem fully under Israeli sovereignty.
Parliamentary groups affiliated with the IAF include the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus in the United States House of Representatives, the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus in the Israeli parliament, and similar groups in Uruguay, the Philippines, South Korea, Brazil, South Africa, Japan, Australia, Finland, Italy, Canada, Costa Rica, and Malawi. As of 2021, IAF supported 50 pro-Israel parliamentary groups worldwide.
IAF takes politicians and heads of pro-Israel organizations on paid-for tours of Israel.
In January 2004, the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC) was founded by Israeli politician Yuri Stern of the Yisrael Beiteinu party and seven other Israeli politicians. The goal of the organization was to harness support for Israel from Christian leaders around the world. Its first sister caucus, the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, was established in the United States Congress in 2006.
This led to the creation of IAF in 2007 by orthodox rabbi Benny Elon (president) and[citation needed] his long-time aide and parliamentary assistant Uri Bank, both leaders[citation needed] of the Israeli right to far-right[citation needed] party Moledet (Elon became leader in 2001 after his predecessor was assassinated). Elon, a well-known figure in the radical settler movement,[citation needed] favored annexing the occupied territories and voluntary transfer of the Palestinians to Jordan. He served as Tourism Minister in two stints from 2001 to 2004[citation needed] and used his position to build ties with the American evangelical Christian community.
Elon, 62, died of cancer in 2017 and Josh Reinstein took over as president of IAF.
As of 2024, the organization's Christian advisory board of directors included Tim Dunn (chairman), Dave Weldon, Mike Sodrel, Dick Saulsbury, Earl Cox, Trent Franks, Bill Holmes, Larry Huch, and Becky Brimmer.
IAF has established parliamentary groups consisting of strongly pro-Israel politicians in many countries. In the US and some other countries, such groups are known as caucuses.