The Rothschild Family’s Documented Role in Palestine and the Creation of Israel Executive summary The Balfour Declaration was an official statement of British government policy issued on November 2, 1917. It took the form of a short letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild. Balfour signed and transmitted the final letter, but he...
Executive summary Zionism is a modern movement supporting Jewish national self-determination in the historic Land of Israel or Palestine. It developed in the late nineteenth century in response to European nationalism, antisemitism, persecution and debates about the political future of Jewish communities. Criticism of Zionism is not inherently antisemitic. Zionism is a political and nationalist...
Status checked: July 21, 2026 Central finding The legislation commonly described online as “combining the United States and Israeli militaries” has not been enacted into law as of July 21, 2026. The proposal would not legally merge the United States Armed Forces with the Israel Defense Forces. It would create a much more extensive framework for joint military-technology research, development...
Research report current through July 21, 2026 Executive findings AIPAC began in the early 1950s as a small Washington lobbying operation focused principally on obtaining diplomatic and financial support for the newly established State of Israel. It gradually became one of the most organized foreign-policy advocacy groups in the United States, building influence through congressional lobbying...
Who was Isaiah Kenen? Isaiah Leo “Si” Kenen was a Canadian-born American journalist, lawyer, Zionist activist and political lobbyist. He is best known for establishing the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs, the organization that was renamed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee—AIPAC—in 1959. He directed the organization until retiring in 1974. Kenen’s significance extends...
