AIPAC was founded in 1954 as the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs (AZCPA), as the culmination of an all-out damage control effort after the Qibya Massacre, in which Israeli soldiers killed 60 civillians in the West Bank, the majority of whom were women and children.

Since its inception, AIPAC and its allies have prioritized unconditional support for the Israeli government over the safety of American Jews, Muslims, and other marginalized people in this country, all while AIPAC works against American values of freedom and justice.

Israel’s decades-long occupation has eroded the bipartisan consensus, and, in a last-ditch effort to maintain influence, AIPAC has forged a partnership between Trump, the GOP, Christian Zionists, and the Israeli far-right that works together to ensure that common-sense policy approaches to the crisis in Israel/Palestine never see the light of day.