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Opensecret's money profile for the Pro-Israel industry/interest group. See contributions and lobbying history.

One of, if not the most, powerful international issue lobby is that of the pro-Israel crowd. Well-financed and politically powerful, the pro-Israel lobby is a major force on American foreign affairs that looks to continue America’s military and fiscal support of the Jewish nation-state. The lobby has had recent policy success with the Trump administration moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from the internationally-recognized capital of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move long advocated by some in the pro-Israel lobby. Notably however, JStreet, one of the larger pro-Israel groups opposed the move. The administration is very friendly with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has taken a hard line on Israel peace talks, barely talking to the Palestinians and ending all foreign aid to the West Bank and Gaza. Even with the policy victories coming under a Republican president, the lobby still remained staunch Democratic contributors, giving more than $14.8 million in the 2018 midterms to mostly Democrats. This marked their third-biggest cycle ever and their biggest non-presidential cycle. [Read more Background] ContributorTotalTo DemsTo RepubsTo liberal groupsTo conservative groupsTo nonpartisan groups American Israel Public Affairs Cmte $43,467,530 $25,213,571 $16,833,647 $21,850 $400 $165,000 J Street $6,689,217 $6,575,768 $3 $99,919 $0 $0 Republican Jewish Coalition $5,602,725 $0 $1,322,725 $0 $4,280,000 $0 Norpac $1,657,692 $800,218 $836,975 $0 $0 $0 Democratic Majority for Israel $1,634,830 $384,830 $0 $1,250,000 $0 $0 Joint Action Cmte for Political Affairs $438,077 $438,077 $0 $0 $0 $0 US Israel PAC $163,291 $15,500 $147,791 $0 $0 $0 Maryland Assn for Concerned Citizens $142,700 $99,100 $36,100 $0 $0 $0 ZIONESS ACTION FUND $138,052 $0 $0 $138,052 $0 $0 Citizens Organized PAC $116,500 $77,500 $39,000 $0 $0 $0 Leans Democrat Leans Republican Leans Liberal Leans Conservative On the fence Contribution Trends, 1990-2024 Election Cycle'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24Total in millions$-20M$0$20M$40M$60M$80MIndividualsPACsSoft Money/Outside Groups Annual Lobbying Totals, 1998-2024 $0$1M$2M$3M$4M$5M$6M$7M'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26 Party Split of Recipients, by Election Cycle, 1990-2024 $0$10$20$30$40$50'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24DemocratsRepublicans Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2024 These charts display average contributions to all Members of Congress, including the campaign committees of sitting members who run for president. The surge in giving seen during the 2008 cycle for the Senate reflects contributions given to the presidential campaign committees of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. $0$20K$40K$60K$80K$100K$120KElection Cycle'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24Average Contributions from Pro-Israel to House MembersAverage to DemocratsAverage to Republicans $0$20K$40K$60K$80K$100K$120K$140KElection Cycle'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24Average Contributions from Pro-Israel to Senate MembersAverage to DemocratsAverage to Republicans All the numbers on this page are for the 2023-2024 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on February 06, 2025. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit OpenSecrets. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact OpenSecrets: [email protected]

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