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Emergency Committee for Israel

34 articles 2010–2015

'The Fight Goes On'

Michael Warren · February 26, 2013

The Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel as the next secretary of defense early Tuesday evening, with 58 senators supporting his nomination and 41, all Republicans, opposing. The boss, in his capacity as the chairman of the Emergency Committee for Israel, responded in a statement:

New ECI Ad: Iran Supports Hagel

Michael Warren · February 7, 2013

The Emergency Committee for Israel has a new ad focusing on the Senate testimony from Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel. "Today the Emergency Committee for Israel released 'Endorsed,' a 30-second TV ad that will begin airing tomorrow in Washington DC and New York," said ECI…

ECI Ad: 'Is This a Man You Want in Congress?'

Michael Warren · June 22, 2012

The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI) has a new ad running on New York television documenting a series of radical, racist, and anti-Israel statements from Democratic congressional candidate Charles Barron of New York's Eighth District. Watch the ad below:

Emergency Committee for Israel in the New York Times

Daniel Halper · March 1, 2012

Readers of the New York Times had a shock this morning: A full-page ad on page A9 from the Emergency Committee for Israel documenting the anti-Israel views of the Center for American Progress and Media Matters--and then asking why various Jewish communal philanthropies and business groups are…

It Is the Policies

Daniel Halper · December 28, 2011

As Allison Hoffman details in Tablet, the Obama administration seems to believe folks don't think it's pro-Israel because of a concentrated campaign from a small group of conservatives:

Israel as a Punching Bag

Daniel Halper · December 15, 2011

"Why does the Obama administration treat Israel like a punching bag?" That's the question the Emergency Committee for Israel is asking today in five full page newspaper ads across the nation: 

Five Steps for Obama

Daniel Halper · September 15, 2011

The Emergency Committee for Israel recommends President Obama take these five steps, if he's interested in being considered a pro-Israel president:

President Obama: Not Pro-Israel

Daniel Halper · September 12, 2011

The Emergency Committee for Israel's new campaign in New York City, featuring billboards, print ads, a web ad on the New York Times homepage, and a new website—check it out at www.NotProIsrael.com.

Sestak Betrays J Street

Daniel Halper · September 3, 2010

Ben Smith reports today that Joe Sestak is distancing himself from the J Street sponsored, "infamous" (in the words of the Orthodox Union), anti-Israel letter accusing Israel of "collective punishment" for defending itself against Hamas terrorists bent on murdering Israelis. Collective punishment…

Pro-Israel Group Targets Congressman Jim Himes (D., Conn.)

Daniel Halper · August 12, 2010

The Emergency Committee for Israel has released another political ad, this time taking aim at Democratic Connecticut congressman Jim Himes. Greg Sargent has the scoop and quotes Bill Kristol: "You can't just say you're pro-Israel, you have to be pro-Israel." Here's the spot:

Showdown in Philly

Daniel Halper · July 19, 2010

The Washington Post reports on the latest developments in the Emergency Committee for Israel/Joe Sestak brouhaha going on in Philadelphia: