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Gus10/23/2011 4:40:49 pm PDT

Just a note. I think it’s important to note the differences between AIPAC and ECI. The former is a lobbying group for Israel and is open to any political party whether they be Democrats or Republicans. They, like any other lobbying group, are open to criticism as it is in a democratic nation like the United States.

EIC on the other hand is a political advocacy group and highly partisan — i.e. conservative or Republican in nature — using Israel and Judaism as a wedge issue for the benefit of Republican candidates.

You would be hard pressed to find anything like this at an ECI page or event:

AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 | Watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech

…And by “democracy,” I don’t just mean elections. I mean freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, the rights for women, for gays, for minorities, for everyone. What the people of Israel want — — is for the people of the Middle East to have what you have in America, what we have in Israel — democracy…