AIPAC Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is self described as "America's Pro-Israel Lobby", a special interest group that lobbies the United States Congress on behalf of Israeli interests, as it sees them. AIPAC is a mass membership organization including both Jews and non-Jews alike. It is not a political action committee, but it's views on the voting records of U.S. Congress Members and Senators are given great credibility by various pro-Israel political action committees.

AIPAC's strengths include a growing national membership base, and a great research capacity to understand both Israel's interest and the interests of other countries affecting Israel around the world. Because of the credibility of its information, and its active membership base, AIPAC has gained support for pro-Israel among members of Congress and occupants of the White House. The determination of what public policies most help Israel is influenced by, but not absolutely decided by, the views of leaders of the governments of the U.S. and Israel.

A delegate to the 2004 AIPAC National Convention in Washington,D.C.,Pennsylvania State Rep. Mark B. Cohen of Philadelphia, said "AIPAC plays valuable roles in expanding the pro-Israel communities in the United States, and in putting them in touch with those who influence the direction of American foreign policy. AIPAC is a diverse, broad-based organization which seeks to synthesize the views of its backers with objective information to pursue the advocacy of policies that benefit both the United States and Israel. No organization can better articulate the American interests in a strong U.S.-Israel military alliance than AIPAC can."

In August 2004 it was revealed that the FBI was investigating Larry Franklin on charges of misdirecting classified information through AIPAC to Israel. Both Israel and AIPAC have denied this allegation.

External links

• AIPAC:The American Israel Public Affairs Committee
• AIPAC Press Releases

See also

• Anti-Defamation League
• B'nai B'rith
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs
• The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

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