NORPAC


NORPAC is a bipartisan, multi-candidate political action committee working to strengthen United States support for Israel, founded in New Jersey in 1982. Its activities include fundraising for Senators and Members of the United States Congress who support this relationship, regular emails regarding the situation in the Middle East, and the annual Mission to Washington.

Supported issues

Each year, before its annual Mission to Washington, NORPAC selects 5 issues or bills it will discuss that year, including:
  1. Foreign Aid to Israel
  2. IFSA, the Iran Freedom Support Act, which imposes sanctions on Iran in response to nuclear activity.
  3. USIECA, the US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act, which supports joint alternative energy research.
  4. PATA, the Palestinian Anti-Terror Act, which restricts aid to the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Authority unless certain actions opposing terror are taken.
  5. The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act, which imposes sanctions on Saudi Arabia unless it clearly shuts down terrorist organizations within the country and ends support for such organizations outside the country.

    Activities

Mission to Washington

Each year, NORPAC sends a group of active members to meet with Senators and Members of Congress to discuss the U.S.-Israel relationship. The mission on May 2009 brought approximately 900 participants to meet with more than four hundred Senators and Members of Congress, increase in the number of participants compared to previous years.

Political fundraising

NORPAC hosts fundraisers for various political candidates who are supportive of the U.S.-Israel relationship. It is the largest donor of New Jersey senator Robert Menendez, and regularly donates to various other politicians.

Organization leadership


National Officers
Regional Officers