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1/ AIPAC shapes U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. But how does AIPAC wield such influence? @DAWNmenaorg analyzed available data and mapped connections between AIPAC, the Israeli and US governments & the broader pro-Israel ecosystem. The project is based on more than 3,000 LinkedIn connections and publicly available records. Here’s what we found.

For the first time, Israel has convicted Palestinian citizens for chanting slogans. A Haifa court found two men guilty of "indirect incitement to terrorism" after they joined an anti-war protest. Lawyers warn it sets a dangerous precedent. trib.al/d4LuiND

8/ In December 2025, we launched “The Faces of AIPAC,” a project exposing 50 AIPAC board members and executive staff–people AIPAC has not publicly identified. But AIPAC is more than 50 people. This project sheds light on how AIPAC actually works. dawnmena.org/aipac/

7/ "As AIPAC floods American elections with millions of dollars, more and more candidates are challenging its long-standing stranglehold on U.S. elections and policy," said @RaedJarrar, advocacy director at DAWN. "It is critical that Americans continue to press for answers on who actually runs AIPAC."

AIPAC operates one of DC's largest lobbying and electoral operations, but doesn't disclose staff identities. "It is critical that Americans continue to press for answers on who actually runs AIPAC," said DAWN's @raedjarrar. See our new research on AIPAC: dawnmena.org/u-s-new-data-h…

AIPAC swings elections & shapes policy, but works in the shadows. They claim to be independent, but new @dawnmenaorg data—drawn from LinkedIn pages of 3000+ current & ex AIPAC staff—reveal deep ties & revolving door w Israeli & US govts. Take a peek inside dawnmena.org/u-s-new-data-h…

The Nakba "marks not a concluded past, but the beginning of an ongoing system of dispossession and displacement upon the foundation of Israel in 1948 that continues to structurally deny Palestinian life today." Dania Abul Haj writes in @DAWN_Journal: dawnmena.org/the-nakba-is-n…

“We see you, and you belong.” These are the words that the Lebanese state must be able to say to its neurodivergent and disabled citizens, most of whom have been left behind for years, writes @Adnansoutlook29.  dawnmena.org/for-lebanons-d…

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In December, @DAWNmenaorg published the identities of the 50 execs & board members who run AIPAC—which AIPAC hides. Our new data shows how AIPAC operates. AIPAC is tax-exempt—so in effect subsidized by Americans. Here's what your tax dollars are funding: AIPACWhoWeAre.org

AIPAC's website doesn't tell you "who is their board, who is their staff, who runs the organization. It's completely operating as an invisible machine with no accountability or transparency," says DAWN's @raedjarrar. See our new exposé on AIPAC's ties: dawnmena.org/u-s-new-data-h…

On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 19 people, @AP reported, including four women and three children. Israel has invaded southern Lebanon and bombarded Beirut. More than a million Lebanese have been displaced. Read more: apnews.com/article/lebano…

“DAWN’s analysis shows that 66 former AIPAC staffers currently work in the US government, from Congress to the White House to various branches of the military; nearly two dozen current AIPAC staffers previously worked in US government bodies." aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/20…