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| − | + | The '''American Israel Public Affairs Committee''' is a lobbying group that advocates for pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. The current President of the AIPAC is [[Lee Rosenberg]], from Chicago, Illinois.<ref>''[http://www.aipac.org/ "AIPAC Main Website"]''. Accessed February 1st, 2009.</ref> As an independent, not-for-profit entity, AIPAC is funded through contributions from its members. | |
| − | The '''American Israel Public Affairs Committee''' is a lobbying group that advocates for pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. The current President of the AIPAC is [[Lee Rosenberg]], from Chicago, Illinois.<ref>[http://www.aipac.org/ AIPAC Main Website]. Accessed February 1st, 2009.</ref> As an independent, not-for-profit entity, AIPAC is funded through contributions from its members. | + | |
| + | Describing itself as ''"America's Pro-Israel Lobby,"'' AIPAC is a mass-membership organization whose members include Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The ''New York Times'' calls it ''"the most important organisation affecting America's relationship with Israel."'' <ref>''[http://www.aipac.org/about_AIPAC/Learn_About_AIPAC/ "Learn about AIPAC"]</ref> It has been described as one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington. Its fiercest critics regard it as an agent of the Israeli government with a "stranglehold" on the US Congress.<ref>''[http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/2017/3/27/fighting-aipac-we-dont-plan-to-fail-we-fail-to-plan "Fighting AIPAC: We don't plan to fail, we fail to plan"]''</ref> | ||
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==Spying Scandals== | ==Spying Scandals== | ||
| − | In 1984 the [[FBI]] investigated after the [[Israeli Minister of Economics]] [[Dan Halpern]] passed stolen classified US government documents to AIPAC outlining trade secrets of major US industries lobbying against the US-Israel Free Trade Area.<ref>[http://irmep.org/ILA/economy/default.asp FBI Investigates AIPAC] Israel Lobby Archive. 11/05/10</ref> | + | [[File:AIPAC-loyalty.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]] |
| + | In 1984 the [[FBI]] investigated after the [[Israeli Minister of Economics]] [[Dan Halpern]] passed stolen classified US government documents to AIPAC outlining trade secrets of major US industries lobbying against the US-Israel Free Trade Area.<ref>''[http://irmep.org/ILA/economy/default.asp "FBI Investigates AIPAC"]'' Israel Lobby Archive. 11/05/10</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2005, a Pentagon analyst pleaded guilty to charges of passing US government secrets to two AIPAC staffers in what is known as the AIPAC espionage scandal. Both staffers were later fired.<ref>''[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3151394,00.html "Guilty plea entered in Pentagon Spy Case"]'' Ynet News. 10/06/05</ref> | ||
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==Control of US Government== | ==Control of US Government== | ||
| − | [[Cynthia McKinney]] has stated that "AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDqIeB6s4jA "Cynthia Mckinney: AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it"]</ref> | + | [[Cynthia McKinney]] has stated that "AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it".<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDqIeB6s4jA "Cynthia Mckinney: AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it"]''</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 19:07, 31 March 2017
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| Formation | January 3, 1963 |
| Founder | Isaiah Kenen |
| Headquarters | Washington DC, United States |
| Type | lobby |
| Subgroups | • 251 Massachusetts Avenue LLC • American Israel Educational Foundation • AIPAC-AIEF Israel RA |
| Slogan | America's Pro-Israel Lobby |
| Interest of | Dan Halpern, Caitlin Johnstone |
| A lobby which has somewhere between a lot of influence and "total control" over the US Government. | |
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a lobbying group that advocates for pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. The current President of the AIPAC is Lee Rosenberg, from Chicago, Illinois.[1] As an independent, not-for-profit entity, AIPAC is funded through contributions from its members.
Describing itself as "America's Pro-Israel Lobby," AIPAC is a mass-membership organization whose members include Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The New York Times calls it "the most important organisation affecting America's relationship with Israel." [2] It has been described as one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington. Its fiercest critics regard it as an agent of the Israeli government with a "stranglehold" on the US Congress.[3]
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Spying Scandals
In 1984 the FBI investigated after the Israeli Minister of Economics Dan Halpern passed stolen classified US government documents to AIPAC outlining trade secrets of major US industries lobbying against the US-Israel Free Trade Area.[4]
In 2005, a Pentagon analyst pleaded guilty to charges of passing US government secrets to two AIPAC staffers in what is known as the AIPAC espionage scandal. Both staffers were later fired.[5]
Control of US Government
Cynthia McKinney has stated that "AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it".[6]
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document:The Israel lobby | “you can’t have an Israeli policy other than what AIPAC gives you around here.” | Ernest Hollings | |
| Thomas Massie | “"Everybody but me has an AIPAC person. It's like your babysitter, your AIPAC babysitter, who's always talking to you for AIPAC." He added that these "babysitters" tend to be from the representative's district, but they're firmly part of AIPAC.” | Thomas Massie | June 2024 |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | “An unspoken secret in Congress is that much of the reflexive, blind, unconditional vote support for nearly any Israeli gov action isn’t from actual agreement. It’s from fear. Reps are terrified of this. Of AIPAC. So they don’t vote their conscience. They vote their fear” | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 2024 |
| Keith Woods | “Organised Jewish power isn't real and it's a good thing” | Keith Woods | 10 November 2022 |
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Indyk | Deputy Research Director | 1982 | 1985 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Israel's International Conspiracy | Article | 9 February 2016 | Philip Giraldi | Wherever one goes – Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States – there is a well-organised and funded lobby ready, willing and able to go to war to protect Israel. |
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References
- ↑ "AIPAC Main Website". Accessed February 1st, 2009.
- ↑ "Learn about AIPAC"
- ↑ "Fighting AIPAC: We don't plan to fail, we fail to plan"
- ↑ "FBI Investigates AIPAC" Israel Lobby Archive. 11/05/10
- ↑ "Guilty plea entered in Pentagon Spy Case" Ynet News. 10/06/05
- ↑ "Cynthia Mckinney: AIPAC is in total control of US Government & few Americans know anything about it"
