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American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs

American Israel Public Affairs Committee
AIPAC logo.svg
Founded January 3, 1963; 54 years ago (1963-01-03)
53-0217164
Legal status 501(c)(4) organization
Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates 38°54′02″N 77°00′53″W / 38.9004676°N 77.0146576°W / 38.9004676; -77.0146576Coordinates: 38°54′02″N 77°00′53″W / 38.9004676°N 77.0146576°W / 38.9004676; -77.0146576
Robert A. Cohen
Michael Kassen
Howard Kohr
Subsidiaries 251 Massachusetts Avenue LLC,
American Israel Educational Foundation,
AIPAC-AIEF Israel RA
Revenue (2014)
$77,709,827
Expenses (2014) $69,267,598
Endowment $258,533
Employees (2013)
396
Volunteers (2013)
60
Slogan America's Pro-Israel Lobby
Mission To strengthen, protect, and promote the United States-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of Israel and the United States.
Website www.aipac.org
American Israel Education Foundation
Founded 1990
52-1623781
Legal status 501(c)(3) organization
Lee Rosenberg
Richard Fishman
Revenue (2014)
$55,234,555
Expenses (2014) $50,266,476
Endowment $24,527,692
Employees (2013)
0
Volunteers (2013)
39
Mission To provide education and information about the relationship between the United States and Israel

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC /ˈpæk/ AY-pak) is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. The current President of AIPAC is Lillian Pinkus.

One of several pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the United States, AIPAC states that it has more than 100,000 members, seventeen regional offices, and "a vast pool of donors." California Congressman Brad Sherman has called AIPAC "the single most important organization in promoting the U.S.-Israel alliance." In addition, the organization has been called one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States. The group does not raise funds for political candidates itself, but its members raise money for candidates through PACs AIPAC helped establish and by other means.

Its critics have stated it acts as an agent of the Israeli government with a "stranglehold" on the United States Congress with its power and influence. The group has been accused of being strongly allied with the Likud party of Israel, and the Republican Party in the US, but an AIPAC spokesman has called this a "malicious mischaracterization."The Washington Post described the perceived differences between AIPAC and J Street: "While both groups call themselves bipartisan, AIPAC has won support from an overwhelming majority of Republican Jews, while J Street is presenting itself as an alternative for Democrats who have grown uncomfortable with both Netanyahu’s policies and the conservatives’ flocking to AIPAC."


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