This an unofficial mirror of TRACK AIPAC info. They were recently banned from Instagram, so I wanted to make sure they get some visibility in the fediverse. The info below was sourced from their website: https://www.trackaipac.com/aipac [https://www.trackaipac.com/aipac] ### AIPAC Is meddling in American elections to advance the interests of Israel above all else. — AIPAC - AIPAC [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/530217164] — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — is a tax-exempt 501©(4) non-profit group that lobbies for strong U.S.-Israel relations and pro-Israel policies. - AIPAC’s board members are listed here [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/530217164/202442219349301469/full] (pages 7-8). These are some of the infamous AIPAC “babysitters” that roam the halls of Congress and twist the arms of our elected officials. — - AIPAC PAC [https://www.aipacpac.org/home] is the group’s political action committee used to raise funds and directly contribute to candidates who align with their pro-Israel agenda. - In short, AIPAC focuses on lobbying and advocacy, while AIPAC PAC focuses on direct financial support for political candidates. — - United Democracy Project [https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00799031/] (UDP) is AIPAC’s affiliated Super PAC. Unlike traditional PACs, Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections, but they are prohibited from coordinating directly with candidates or campaigns. - UDP focuses on independent expenditures, such as advertising and voter outreach, to promote pro-Israel candidates. — - The American Israel Education Foundation [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521623781] (AIEF) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with AIPAC. It is a 501©(3) charitable organization, meaning donations to it are tax-deductible. - AIEF organizes educational trips to Israel for members of Congress, their staff, and other influential individuals, to feed them propaganda about Israel’s strategic, political, and cultural landscape. — DMFI - Democratic Majority for Israel [https://dmfipac.org/candidates/]. - AIPAC’s ally organization that supports Democratic candidates in U.S. elections. — RJC - Republican Jewish Coalition - AIPAC’s ally organization that supports Republican candidates in U.S. elections. — More AIPAC allies - Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs - NorPAC (formerly known as North Jersey PAC) - Pro-Israel America PAC - U.S. Israel PAC - View all Pro-Israel PACs [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h3JASnY_LJ3sOOvBeXkDExfiL5a8Mx_5Oy2hZrCn6TU/edit?usp=sharing]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63718362

This community is an unofficial mirror of TRACK AIPAC. I’ll be regularly adding more content as I have the time.

As context, their account was recently banned from Instagram (then restored), so I was motivated to repost their content to help it get some more visibility in the fediverse, and to serve as a backup of sorts.

Track AIPAC is a grassroots effort to reveal and counter the influence of AIPAC and the Israel lobby by systematically documenting their financial contributions to our federal officials. We support candidates who refuse support from the Israel lobby and champion a foreign policy based on human rights and international law.

We are working to end AIPAC and the Israel lobby’s stranglehold on American Democracy, as well as big money in politics as a whole. We call for AIPAC and other associated foreign lobbying groups to be forced to register with the Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and we call on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.

Link to community is here: [email protected]