Gaza Herald_Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) has announced the launch of a new online investigative resource titled “The Faces of AIPAC,” a project that systematically profiles the individuals who shape and direct the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), one of the most influential and controversial lobbying organizations in the United States. The database documents 50 senior figures at the core of AIPAC’s leadership structure, including 41 members of its board of directors and nine top executives responsible for guiding the organization’s political strategy, fundraising operations, and policy advocacy.
According to DAWN, the project seeks to lift the veil surrounding AIPAC’s internal power structure, which has long operated without meaningful public scrutiny. Despite its vast influence over US foreign policy debates and congressional decision-making, AIPAC does not publicly list the names of its board members or executive leadership on its official website. DAWN describes this omission as a profound failure of transparency that deprives the American public of the ability to understand who is shaping the agenda of a lobby that plays a decisive role in US-Israel relations.
“AIPAC has systematically obscured the identities of its directors and officers from public view,” said DAWN Executive Director Sarah Leah Whitson. “Through this initiative, we are providing the transparency that AIPAC has chosen to deny, and making available information that is essential for democratic accountability.” Whitson emphasized that the project does not rely on leaks or confidential material, but instead draws entirely on publicly available records.
DAWN explained that the profiles compiled in “The Faces of AIPAC” are based on a wide range of official documents, including Internal Revenue Service filings, lobbying disclosure reports, and records from the Federal Election Commission. By consolidating this information in a single, accessible platform, the organization aims to help journalists, researchers, policymakers, and the general
