The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), has joined the pack of conservative groups working to discredit the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The ECI — a Bill Kristol-Gary Bauer-Rachel Abrams-conceived organization — launched a YouTube ad this morning, seeking to paint the Wall Street protests as anti-Semitic.
The ad, which was faithfully promoted by ECI’s go-to media outlets — Politico’s Ben Smith, the Weekly Standard, and Commentary — alleges that Democratic party leaders are “turning a blind eye to anti-Semitic, anti-Israel attacks,” and urges President Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to “stand up to the mob.” ...Think Progress
No, I'm not going to post the video and give it greater currency. And yes, the campaign and the ad are funded by a New York-based hedge fund, and yes, Bill Kristol and Garry Bauer are among the perps backing the damn thing. And yes, there are Jews and Israelis who are just as disgusted by ECI's actions as many American Jews and non-Jews.