Organizations
Under active construction - Work in Progress
Groups and websites we need to understand and select a few to track
There are SO many ... This is an incomplete list
Some are Pro-Israel, some Anti-Israel, some blatantly Anti-Semitic and some masquerade as one when they really are the other.
Many are more nuanced than just Pro- or Anti-Israel. Some put emphasis on different things such as human rights, defense of Israel etc.
Fairly or Very Pro-Israel
ADL - Anti-Defamation League
Mission: To stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all...
Web: https://www.adl.org/
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AISH.COM
Mission: Aish.com's goal is to give every Jew the opportunity to discover his or her heritage in an atmosphere of open inquiry and mutual respect. Aish.com has become the leading Jewish content website, logging over a million monthly user sessions with 380,000 unique email subscribers. We've published over 10,000 articles -- on career, dating, parenting, spirituality, Israel events -- offering "wisdom for living" for the modern world.
Web: https://www.aish.com
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AJC- Global Jewish Advocacy
Mission: Advocating for Israel and the Jewish people. Defending democratic values for all.
Web: https://www.ajc.org/
Local office: https://www.ajc.org/sanfrancisco (Rabbi Serena Eisenberg)
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AIPAC - America Israel Political Action Committee
Mission: To strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel. AIPAC’s staff and citizen activists educate decision makers about the bonds that unite the United States and Israel and how it is in America’s best interest to help ensure that the Jewish state is safe, strong and secure.
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AMCHA Initiative
Mission: AMCHA Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, educating about, and combating antisemitism at institutions of higher education in America.
Web: amchainitiative.org
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AZM - American Zionist Movement
Mission: The American Zionist Movement (AZM) is comprised of 33 national Jewish Zionist organizations and works across a broad ideological, political and religious spectrum linking the American Jewish community together in support of Israel, Zionism and the Jewish people. Known as AZM since 1993, it is the Zionist federation in the United States affiliated with the World Zionist Organization (WZO). The AZM and its constituent organizations represent American Zionists within the National Institutions of Israel, including the WZO, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund. AZM is the successor to the American Zionist Federation (founded in 1970) and to the American Zionist Council which started in the 1940s. AZM works to promote and defend Zionism in the United States; to deepen and expand the active relationship of the American Jewish Community to Zionism in a contemporary context; to facilitate dialogue and collaboration among Zionist organizations through and with the AZM; and to be central hub for Zionist resources in America.
Web: https://azm.org/
CAMERA - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis
Mission: Founded in 1982, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America is a media-monitoring, research and membership organization devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East. CAMERA fosters rigorous reporting, while educating news consumers about Middle East issues and the role of the media. Because public opinion ultimately shapes public policy, distorted news coverage that misleads the public can be detrimental to sound policymaking. A non-partisan organization, CAMERA takes no position with regard to American or Israeli political issues or with regard to ultimate solutions to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Web: www.camera.org
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Notes: Often call for letters to various media outlets or organizations.
Hadassah - The Women’s Zionist Organization of America
Mission: Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer organization that inspires a passion for and commitment to the land, the people, and the future of Israel. Through education, advocacy, and youth development, and its support of medical care and research at Hadassah Medical Organization, Hadassah enhances the health and lives of people in Israel, the United States and worldwide.
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IsraAid
Mission: Our mission is to support people affected by humanitarian crisis. We partner with local communities around the world to provide urgent aid, assist recovery, and reduce the risk of future disasters.
Phone: Tel: +1 650.930.9515, ext.701 | Fax: +1 650.206.4003 | Cell: +1 650.283.2950
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Address: PO Box 61227, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
Note: Often first on the scene after an international disaster. The positive stories and images helps make value of Israel visible.
Israeli Consulate in San Francisco
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Address: 456 Montgomery St # 2100, San Francisco, CA 94104
Note: I contacted Matan Zamir, the new Deputy Consul General to the North West, based in San Francisco. He sent materials for us to review
JCPA - Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Mission: Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) is the national hub of the community relations network, representing 125 local Jewish community relations councils and 17 national Jewish agencies, including the four main denominations of American Judaism. We advocate for a just and pluralistic American society, Israel’s quest for peace and security, and human rights around the world.
Email: jcpainfo@thejcpa.org
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JCRC - Jewish Community Relations Council
Mission: JCRC's mission is to educate and advocate on issues of vital importance to the organized Jewish community based on consensus, civility and an expanded commitment to living Jewish values of social justice.
Contact: Sarah Fields & Karen Stiller | Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Manager, Peninsula
Phone: 650-847-1715 (Palo Alto), 415-957-1551 (San Francisco)
Web: www.JCRC.org
Main Office: 121 Steuart Street, #301, San Francisco, CA 94105
Peninsula Office: 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Notes: Has been quite active in the "Ethnics Studies Curriculum" issue.
JIMENA - Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa
Mission: We remain dedicated to our mission of achieving universal recognition for the heritage and history of the 850,000 indigenous Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, and discourse about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience. Our programs and activities are guided by a clear set of eight organizational goals, a strong mission statement and one underlying objective, which were articulated during an in-depth stakeholder strategic planning process.
Web: www.jimena.org
Email: info@jimena.org
Address:459 Fulton St., Suite 207 San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 626-5062
JIAC - Beth Am Jewish and Israel Advocacy Committee
Mission: Jewish and Israel Advocacy Committee is a group of concerned congregants (including Rabbi Marder) exploring issues relating to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement as well as anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activities on middle school, high school and college campuses across the country. The committee arranges for guest speakers at Beth Am, and provides occasional update and action alert emails so that recipients can make their voices heard. Please sign up to join the recipient email list. Together, we can make a difference in combating BDS and anti-Semitism and promoting a secure Israel.
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Email: jiac@betham.org
Notes: Hosts multiple speakers and activities pro-Israel, anti-BDS. Beth Am has several Israel related groups.
Israel Awareness Committee of Beth Am works to educate the Beth Am Community about the crucial role played by the State of Israel in the survival of the Jewish religion and culture, as a spiritual center, an American ally and as a permanent refuge for Jews subject to persecution. We offer an open, honest, respectful and safe environment for all members to learn and share ideas, focusing on support for Israel that transcends political differences. We offer regular opportunities for congregants to hear from expert speakers, learn about the many dimensions of Israeli society, and enjoy the rich culture of Israel.
J-Street
Mission: J Street organizes and mobilizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish people.
Web: https://jstreet.org/
Address: J Street, PO Box 66073, Washington, DC 20035
Phone: (202) 596-5207
Email: info@jstreet.org
Notes: A strong advocate of two-state solution, and of Israel making compromises. Does not stress that Palestinians must also make compromises.
JPAC - Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California
Mission: The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) is the largest single-state coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation. Comprised of local Jewish Federations, Jewish Community Relations Committees and Councils, Jewish Family Service agencies, and many other Jewish community advocacy groups from throughout California, we advocate on behalf of traditional community concerns and broadly shared values that affect the citizens of our State. Our mission is to advocate for issues and legislation that impacts our member organizations, the clients they serve, and the CA Jewish community as a whole in Sacramento. JPAC monitors and helps to develop and promote state legislative initiatives of interest to the Jewish community and the community at-large. With the leadership of our Board Chair and assisted by our legislative advocate in Sacramento, we take positions on legislation dealing with issues important to the Jewish community, such as civil and human rights, aid to the State’s most vulnerable, affordable housing, immigration, human trafficking, separation of church and state, and early childhood education. We also advocate on the full range of Jewish community concerns, including support on behalf of Jewish social service provider agencies that serve the population at large. In addition, we serve as a resource to legislators on various policy matters.
Web: https://www.jpac-cal.org/
Address: JPAC. c/o The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, 6505 Wilshire Blvd #900, Los Angeles, CA 90048
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Lawfare
Mission: A global network of legal professionals that contribute our skills, time and expertise to defending the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and pro-Israel community, and fighting discrimination wherever we see it
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MEF - Middle East Forum
Mission: The Middle East Forum, a think tank founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, promotes American interests in the Middle East and protects Western values from Middle Eastern threats. In the Middle East, we focus on ways to defeat radical Islam; work for Palestinian acceptance of Israel; develop strategies to contain Iran; and deal with advancing anarchy. Domestically, the Forum emphasizes the danger of lawful Islamism; protects the freedoms of anti-Islamist authors, and activists; and works to improve Middle East studies.
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Note: See "campus watch" - https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/
NIF - New Israel Fund
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Achieve equality for all the citizens of the state regardless of religion, national origin, race, gender or sexual orientation;
Realize the civil and human rights of all individuals and groups through the protection of Palestinian citizens and other marginalized minorities, including the advancement of collective rights, and opposition to all forms of discrimination and bigotry;
Recognize and reinforce the essential pluralism of Israeli society and tolerance for diversity;
Protect the access of minorities to democratic channels for the expression of their interests and identities and the promotion of their rights;
Empower civil society in Israel as the fundamental vehicle of an open society;
Build and maintain a just society at peace with itself and its neighbors.
Web: https://www.nif.org/
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SPME - Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
Mission: SPME is an international community of scholars dedicated to promoting academic integrity in the study of the Middle East, particularly with regard to the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The organization embraces standards that have made modern universities and colleges centers of scholarship, creativity, knowledge, and academies of free and civil discourse. SPME is committed to facilitating campus discussions while striving to bring together individuals of varying views who share a good faith desire for knowledge, understanding and peace.
We hold to a standard of academic free speech, where any view that wishes to be heard must also submit to rational, empirically-grounded criticism. To that end, we combat the increasingly politicized scholarship in Middle East Studies programs and related academic areas of study which obsess over denouncing Israel, the only democracy in the region, while silencing any effort to either counter misinformation or provide context.
With our faculty network we promote the kind of research and discussion that enables all of us to develop effective solutions to modern day conflicts, and to achieve that kind of peace in which different peoples thrive together.
We consider the current phenomenon of BDS as a tragic example of the perils involved in abusing scholarship. This movement, now widespread on university campuses around the world, constitutes a threat not only to Israel, but to the very integrity of academia as a forum of free and responsible scholarly inquiry and research.
Web: https://spme.org/
Note: Works against influence of BDS. Has an explicit BDS monitor/tracker.
StandWithUs
Mission: StandWithUs (SWU) is an international and non-partisan Israel education organization that inspires and educates people of all ages and backgrounds, challenges misinformation and fights antisemitism. SWU empowers and energizes students and communities with leadership training and educational programs on hundreds of college campuses, high schools, and middle schools. SWU informs through social media, print and digital materials, films, weekly newsletters and missions to Israel.
Web: https://www.standwithus.com
Address: P.O. Box 341069, Los Angeles, CA 90034-1069
Contact: T: 310.836.6140, F: 310.836.6145, E: info@standwithus.com
Note: Lots of useful information and outreach. See "IsraelMatters" Campaign and Display
SWC- Simon Wiesenthal Center
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Address: 399 South Roxbury Drive, Los Angeles, California 90035
Phone: 310 553.9036, 800 900.9036 (toll-free from within the U.S.)
WJC - World Jewish Congress
Mission: The WJC is the international organization that represents Jewish communities and organizations in 100 countries around the world. It advocates on their behalf towards governments, parliaments, international organizations and other faiths. The WJC represents the plurality of the Jewish people, and is politically non-partisan.
Phone: 212-894-4770
Address: 501 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022
WZO/WZC - World Zionist Organization/ World Zionist Congress
Mission: The World Zionist Organization is committed to promoting Zionism & the Zionist idea and the Zionist enterprise through Israel Education as vital and positive elements of contemporary Jewish life, in accordance with the principles articulated in the Jerusalem Program. This manifesto is dedicated to instilling the centrality of Israel and Jerusalem its capital deep within Jewish consciousness, encouraging the return to Zion, fashioning an exemplary society in the Jewish state, expanding Zionist education including Hebrew language instruction, settling the land, and combating Anti-Semitism
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ZOA - Zionist Organization of America
Mission: Founded in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America (“ZOA”) is the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States. With offices around the country and in Israel, the ZOA is dedicated to educating the public, elected officials, media, and college/high school students about the truth of the ongoing and relentless Arab/Islamic war against Israel. ZOA is also committed to promoting strong U.S.-Israel relations. ZOA works to protect Jewish college and high school students from intimidation, harassment and discrimination, and in fighting anti-Semitism in general.m
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Fairly or Very Anti-Israel/Anti-Semitic
BDS- Boycott, Divest & Sanction
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Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.
Israel is occupying and colonizing Palestinian land, discriminating against Palestinian citizens of Israel and denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes. Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, the BDS call urges action to pressure Israel to comply with international law.
BDS is now a vibrant global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches and grassroots movements across the world. Thirteen years since its launch, BDS is having a major impact and is effectively challenging international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism.
Note: Very Anti-israel. Seems to advocate destruction of Israel. Significant also in the "California Ethnic Studies Curriculum" Issue
California Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Has substantial anti-Israel content
Pushed by highly political process
JVP- Jewish Voice for Peace (Bay Area)
Mission: JVP Bay Area started in 1996 and became the first local chapter and center of the national Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). Now, JVP nationally is the largest U.S.-based grassroots organization dedicated to promoting full equality, democracy, and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians with over 200,000 supporters across the country. We are among the many American Jews who say to the U.S. and Israeli governments: Not in our names!
JVP opposes all forms of oppression, particularly anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and oppression.
JVP Bay Area welcomes Jews and non-Jews who want to change U.S. policy towards Israel, who oppose the occupation of Palestine, and who support JVP’s values and policies. We work in the Bay Area to promote:
An end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem
Justice, equality, security, and self-determination for Palestinians and Israelis
The right of return for Palestinians as supported by international law
An end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the siege on Gaza
An end to all violence against civilians
Note: In favor of (flawed) Ethnic Studies Curriculum; maybe pro-BDS
SJP - Students for Justice in Palestine
Mission: Students for Justice in Palestine is a student organization that works in solidarity with the Palestinian people and supports their right to self-determination. It is committed to ending Israel’s occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Separation Wall. It recognizes the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality. It calls for respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194.[6],
Note: Very Anti- Israel, Anti-Zionism, creates a hostile environment for Jews on campus