The representative body of Jewish supporters of the Democratic Party has criticised its Republican rival group for using Israel "as a partisan wedge issue".
The criticism by the National Jewish Democratic Council came in response to an advert circulated by the Republican Jewish Coalition challenging President Obama's record on Israel.
The RJC video alleged that the Obama administration planned to slash funding for Israel's missile defense.
Matt Brooks, the executive director of the RJC, said that "this dramatic funding cut…would leave Israel vulnerable at a time when Israel faces serious rocket threats from Hamas in Gaza and from Hizbollah in Lebanon, and a growing nuclear threat from Iran. "At this dangerous time, no true friend of Israel would talk about cutting funding to our joint missile defense programs with Israel."