David Brog
David Brog is an American attorney and political writer. He is the former Executive Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization. He is the author of "In Defense of Faith: The Judeo-Christian Idea and the Struggle for Humanity" and "Standing With Israel: Why Christians Support the Jewish State". On March 20, 2017 he released his latest book, "Reclaiming Israel’s History: Roots, Rights, and the Struggle for Peace". Education and career. Brog graduated from Princeton University with his bachelor's degree. He then went on to Harvard Law School where he  graduated with his JD in 1991. 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. He became the Executive Director of Christians United For Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization in 2006. 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. 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.