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+ | This analysis notes all the lobby groups in the index of the book and adds all those which declare as lobbyists to the Federal lobbying regulator together with all those elements of the [[Zionist movement US]] which are affiliated to the [[World Zionist Organisation]], by virtue of being members of the [[American Zionist Movement]]. As can be seen we have index entries in the book on some 54 pro Israel groups with 266 index entries in total, including the largest in order [[AIPAC]] (47), [[ADL]] (30), [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]] (25), [[WINEP]] (19), [[ZOA]] (15), [[Israel Policy Forum]] (13), [[JINSA]] (11), [[American Jewish Committee]] (10) and all the rest under 10 entries. Of that list only one, the ZOA, is formally part of the Zionist movement being a member of the [[American Zionist Movement]] the official affiliate of the WZO in the US. Amongst the rest of the 54 groups there are another 9 groups which are formally Zionist with some 13 index entries amongst them. For those of you who ask if this is because there are more lobby groups than there are formally Zionist groups, the answer is not really. If one lists all the rest of the members of the [[American Zionist Movement]] (which has 46 members), none of the rest are referred to in the index. These include most obviously the [[Jewish National Fund USA]] one of the four pillars of the global [[Zionist movement]] and indeed the [[American Zionist Movement]] itself, the umbrella federation which is the official WZO affiliate in the US. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! | + | ! Organisation !! No. of index entries !! Formal member of the Zionist movement |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[AIPAC]] || 47 || N |
|- | |- | ||
| [[ADL]] || 30 || N | | [[ADL]] || 30 || N | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]] || 25 || N |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] (WINEP) || 19 || N | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Zionist Organization of America]] || 15 || Y | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Israel Policy Forum]] (IPF) || 13 || N | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs]] (JINSA) || 11 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[American Jewish Committee]] || 10 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Americans for Peace Now]] || 7 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Christians United for Israel]] (CUFI) || 7 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Americans for a Safe Israel]] || 5 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Hudson Institute]] || 5 || N |
|- | |- | ||
| [[American Jewish Congress]] || 4 || N | | [[American Jewish Congress]] || 4 || N | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Middle East Forum]] (MEF) || 4 || N |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council]] (NJCRAC) || 4 || N | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]] || 4 || N | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Tikkun Community]] || 4 || N | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Center for Security Policy]] (CSP) || 3 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Commentary]] || 3 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] || 3 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Jewish Council for Public Affairs]] (JCPA) || 3 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[World Jewish Congress]] || 3 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Christian Friends of Israeli Communities]] (CFIC) || 2 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America]] (CAMERA) || 2 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]] (FDD) || 2 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Meretz-USA]] || 2 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism]] || 2 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[American Zionist Council]] || 1 || n/a |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Americans for Middle East Understanding]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Breira]] || 1 || N | | [[Breira]] || 1 || N | ||
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Central Conference of American Rabbis]] (CCAR) || 1 || N | | [[Central Conference of American Rabbis]] (CCAR) || 1 || N | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Community Security Trust]] (CST) || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Foreign Policy Research Institute]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Friends of Israel Defense Forces]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Israel Democracy Institute]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Israel on Campus Coalition]] (ICC) || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Israel Project]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Jewish Federations of North America]]/ [[United Jewish Communities]] || 1 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Mercaz-USA]] || 1 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Middle East Institute]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[New America Foundation]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[New Israel Fund]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[New Jewish Agenda]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association]] || 1 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Saban Forum]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Stand for Israel]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Synagogue Council of America]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[U.S. Committee for a Free Lebanon]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Union for Concerned Zionists]] || 1 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Union of Progressive Zionists]] (UPZ) || 1 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Unity Coalition for Israel]] || 1 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[World Zionist Organization]] || 1 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[A Wider Bridge]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Am Yisrael Foundation]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Ameinu]] (formerly the [[Labor Zionist Alliance]]) || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Ameinu]] (formerly the Labor Zionist Alliance) || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[American for a Safe Israel]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[American Forum for Israel]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[American Zionist Movement]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[American Zionist Youth Council]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[AMIT Children]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[ARZA]]—[[Association of Reform Zionists of America]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[B’nai B’rith International]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Baltimore Zionist District]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[BBYO Inc]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Bnai Zion Foundation]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Bnei Akiva of the US and Canada]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Club Z - Zionist Youth Movement]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Co-ordinating Council for the Jewish Homeland]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Doreinu]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Dorshei Torah V'Tzion]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Emunah of America]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Endowment for Middle East Truth]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Friends of the Israel Scouts Inc]] ([[Tzofim]]) || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Habonim Dror North America]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Hadassah]], The Women’s Zionist Organization of America || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Hashomer Hatzair USA]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Herut, North America]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[J Street]] || 0 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Jewish National Fund USA]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Kol Israel]] General Zionists || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Maccabi USA]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Mizrachi - Religious Zionists of America]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[NA’AMAT USA]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[National Council of Jewish Women]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[NCSY]] ([[Orthodox Union]]) || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[NFTY]] (Reform Jewish Youth Movement]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Ohavei Zion US]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[One Israel Fund]] || 0 || N |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Partners for Progressive Israel]] (formerly[[Meretz USA]]) || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Shas Olami America]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Students Supporting Israel]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[The Israel Forever Foundation]] || 0 || Y |
|- | |- | ||
| [[USY]] (youth movement of[[The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism]]) || 0 || Y | | [[USY]] (youth movement of[[The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism]]) || 0 || Y | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Volunteers for Israel]] || 0 || Y | | [[Volunteers for Israel]] || 0 || Y | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[WIZO USA]] || 0 || Y | | [[WIZO USA]] || 0 || Y | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[World Sephardic Zionist Organization]] || 0 || Y | | [[World Sephardic Zionist Organization]] || 0 || Y | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[Young Judaea]] || 0 || Y | | [[Young Judaea]] || 0 || Y | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[Zionist Rabbinic Coalition]] || 0 || Y | | [[Zionist Rabbinic Coalition]] || 0 || Y | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! [[AIPAC]] | + | ! Organisation !! No. of index entries !! Formal member of the Zionist movement !! Organisation !! No. of index entries !! Formal member of the Zionist movement |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[AIPAC]] || 47 || N || [[A Wider Bridge]] || 0 || Y | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ADL]] || 30 || N || [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] || 0 || Y | | [[ADL]] || 30 || N || [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] || 0 || Y | ||
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| [[World Zionist Organization]] || 1 || Y || || || | | [[World Zionist Organization]] || 1 || Y || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Total || 266 || || || 0 || |
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic]] |
Latest revision as of 14:15, 19 July 2024
Index analysis
This analysis notes all the lobby groups in the index of the book and adds all those which declare as lobbyists to the Federal lobbying regulator together with all those elements of the Zionist movement US which are affiliated to the World Zionist Organisation, by virtue of being members of the American Zionist Movement. As can be seen we have index entries in the book on some 54 pro Israel groups with 266 index entries in total, including the largest in order AIPAC (47), ADL (30), Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (25), WINEP (19), ZOA (15), Israel Policy Forum (13), JINSA (11), American Jewish Committee (10) and all the rest under 10 entries. Of that list only one, the ZOA, is formally part of the Zionist movement being a member of the American Zionist Movement the official affiliate of the WZO in the US. Amongst the rest of the 54 groups there are another 9 groups which are formally Zionist with some 13 index entries amongst them. For those of you who ask if this is because there are more lobby groups than there are formally Zionist groups, the answer is not really. If one lists all the rest of the members of the American Zionist Movement (which has 46 members), none of the rest are referred to in the index. These include most obviously the Jewish National Fund USA one of the four pillars of the global Zionist movement and indeed the American Zionist Movement itself, the umbrella federation which is the official WZO affiliate in the US.