JEWISH POLITICAL POWER
World Jewish Congress
American Jewish Committee
Global News Service of the Jewish People
JEWISH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
Neoconservative and Pro-Israel
Activist Organizations
· AEI: American Enterprise Institute—A neoconservative think tank; produces and disseminates books and articles on foreign and domestic policy;
www.aei.org.
· AIPAC: American Israel Public Affairs Committee—The main pro-Israel lobbying organization in the U.S., specializing in influencing the U.S. Congress;
www.aipac.org.
· CSP: Center for Security Policy—Neoconservative think tank specializing in defense policy; formerly headed by Douglas Feith, CSP is now headed by Frank Gaffney; the CSP is strongly pro-Israel and favors a strong U.S. military;
www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org.
· JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs—Pro-Israel think tank specializing in promoting military cooperation between the U.S. and Israel;
www.jinsa.org.
· MEF: Middle East Forum—Headed by Daniel Pipes, the MEF is a pro-Israel advocacy organization overlapping with the WINEP but generally more strident;
www.meforum.org.
· PNAC: Project for the New American Century—Headed by Bill Kristol, the PNAC issues letters and statements signed mainly by prominent neocons and designed to influence public policy;
www.newamericancentury.org.
· SD/USA: Social Democrats/USA—“Left-neoconservative” political organization advocating pro-labor social policy and pro-Israel, anticommunist foreign policy;
www.socialdemocrats.org.
· WINEP: Washington Institute for Near East Policy—Pro-Israel think tank specializing in producing and disseminating pro-Israel media material;
www.washingtoninstitute.org.
· ZOA: Zionist Organization of America—Pro-Israel lobbying organization associated with the more fanatical end of the pro-Israel spectrum in America;
www.zoa.org.
Source: Understanding Jewish Influence