Pro-Israel

Adam Kredo reports:

The largest pro-Israel group in the nation, Christians United for Israel, says that "More than 17,000 people have responded to a Christians United for Israel (CUFI) action alert launched yesterday asking individuals to email their Senators in opposition to the potential nomination of former Senator…

A new poll from CNN finds that most American support for Israel's retaliatory action in Gaza targeting Hamas.

Christians United for Israel now has a million members, the group run by Pastor John Hagee announced. "Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, announced Sunday that it had crossed the million member mark," the group noted in a press release. "The…

Ben Smith has an important piece in Politico today about the anti-Israel left:

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.

The Emergency Committee for Israel is running the following ad in a significant cable news buy, thanking “Israel’s true friends, Democrats and Republicans alike,” for supporting Israel when “President Obama sided with the Palestinians.”

The pro-Israel group Z Street is hosting an interesting conference on Capitol Hill next week (on May 4 in the Congressional Auditorium at the Capitol Visitors' Center). Speakers include: George Gilder, Khaled Abu Toameh, Harold Rhode, and many more. The conference, which the organizers are calling…

Gene Simmons, a cofounder of the rock band Kiss, recently returned to his native Israel, after a 52-year hiatus. Unlike other entertainers who have boycotted the Jewish state, such as Elvis Costello, the Pixies, and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Simmons expressed his support for Israel. “The countries…

Z Street, the pro-Israel group that alleges the IRS has prevented it from gaining tax exempt status because its policy toward Israel is antithetical to the administration's, now says that the IRS is changing its tune. Instead, Z Street is being excluded because of a "a Terrorism Special Policy, and…

THE WEEKLY STANDARD first reported on the continued legal battle between the IRS and the pro-Israel group Z Street earlier this week. Now Ben Smith at Politico picks up on the story:

As THE WEEKLY STANDARD reported in August, pro-Israel group Z Street believes it was discriminated against after "Z Street was told by an IRS agent that it might not be granted 501(c)(3) status, which would allow the group to be tax exempt, because its position toward Israel differs from the Obama…

Rupert Murdoch last night delivered a speech to the Anti-Defamation League on anti-Semitism and Israel. The New York Sun provides a thoughtful editorial on the subject. And here's Murdoch's entire speech, as prepared for delivery:

Now we know who constitutes the real Israel lobby: the American public. Especially the Republican-leaning part of it.

The liberal lobbying group J Street, which has operated under the pretense of being pro-Israel, has really taken a hit in the last week. Eli Lake of the Washington Times uncovered that, despite J Street’s longstanding insistence to the contrary, the group has received significant funding from…

A great speech about the Middle East “peace process” that cuts to the essentials:  

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…

The Emergency Committee for Israel has put out an ad targeting New Jersey congressman Rush Holt:

Many American and British bands – as well as other entertainers – have been waging an ongoing cultural-boycott-war against Israel. Grammy award winner Carlos Santana pulled the plug earlier this year on his Israel concert. And in the aftermath of Israel's May interception of the jihadist-controlled…

The Emergency Committee for Israel has today released another political ad. This time the pro-Israel group targets Virginia congressman Glenn Nye. Here's the spot:

That was the question debated by Douglas Murray and his interlocutors on the BBC. It makes for great television: 

JTA's Ron Kampeas reports on the brouhaha developing in Pennsylvania between Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak and the Emergency Committee for Israel:

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