DFI-LA is part of the council of Jewish Democratic clubs across California. We represent the entirety of Los Angeles County. If you are working on a story about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and are seeking context and comment, please reach out to any of the following contacts:

• David Alpern - 562-275-3699, David @ InternetOMG.com
• Andrew Lachman - 310-947-5046, president @ dfi-ca.org
• Gregg Solkovits - 818-516-7962, dfi.la.president @ gmail.com

Core Beliefs of DFI-Los Angeles toward the Middle East conflict and American society:

• Two-State Solution - via an agreement that safeguards Israel's vital security needs and its future as a secure Jewish and democratic state alongside the ability of Palestinians to ultimately live in their own independent, peaceful minded state
• Support pro-Israel candidates in the Democratic Party
• Fight antisemitism in the Democratic Party and ethnic hate in society at large
• We seek to help journalists by providing context on the conflict affecting the cherished and vital eastern Mediterranean region; which is the world's most dangerous neighborhood
• Support the state’s ethnic studies guidelines, which contain clear antisemitism guardrails; however some local school boards have chosen to adopt a highly politicized “Liberated Ethnic Studies” version that paints all Jews as white or colonizers (whereas over half of Israel’s Jews - and 33% of US Jews - are actually from the Middle East, notably Iran, Iraq, Yemen, North Africa or Ethiopia).

We are happy to assist journalists, reporters and public relations professionals working on stories related to the Middle East conflict and antisemitism, who are seeking a Los Angeles based perspective.