Get the Facts on the Emergency Committee for Israel

Matthew Green — July 27, 2010 – 3:23 pm | Foreign Policy | Israel | Republicans | Stop the Smears Comments (0) Add a comment

In July 2010, a new group called the Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) began airing a television attack ad against Pennsylvania Senate candidate Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA). The New York Times has documented the numerous distortions and inaccuracies contained in ECI’s ad. Additionally, the Sestak campaign has appealed to Comcast not to run it.

Unfortunately, ECI’s efforts dangerously make support for Israel a partisan wedge issue. Below are some facts about ECI and an explanation as to why the group’s efforts are detrimental to the pro-Israel community. At the very least, the statements of ECI’s leadership are cause for concern among those seeking to continue the bipartisan nature of the U.S.-Israel relationship.

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Click here to download the sheet as a pdf.

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