A transparency platform has begun public advertising to highlight congressional candidates receiving funding from AIPAC ahead of the 2026 primaries.
The New Arab Staff
03 January, 2026
A US-based transparency platform has launched a public street advertising campaign highlighting donations received by candidates in the 2026 congressional elections from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby group, The New Arab's Arabic language sister site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Saturday.
The campaign comes as primary races begin to take shape across the country.
The website, Track AIPAC, has for the first time begun placing advertisements in public spaces drawing attention to the money congressional candidates receive from AIPAC and other related groups. The initiative aims to inform voters about candidates who accept funding from the powerful pro-Israel lobbying network.
Track AIPAC was launched in April 2024 as an unofficial and independent oversight platform monitoring pro-Israel funding and its influence on US politics.
The site compiles its data from official sources, including the Federal Election Commission, to track donations from AIPAC members and affiliated entities, election spending during primary and general races, and the candidates who receive backing from the organisation.
The platform gained wider attention following the defeat of Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman in the 2024 elections, during which the pro-Israel lobby spent $17 million opposing him. A further $9 million was spent to prevent the re-election of Cori Bush, an effort that was also successful.
The site was founded by Corey Archibald and Casey Kennedy, who sought to make complex political finance data more accessible by transforming it into visual charts and graphics.
After collecting and refining the data, the founders presented it in formats designed to be easily understood and tracked by the public. They have also recently launched a related initiative, Track Oil PACs, which monitors donations from oil companies to political candidates.
AIPAC is widely regarded as the most influential lobbying organisation in the United States advocating for Israel. It has long faced accusations of prioritising the interests of Tel Aviv over those of Washington.
As a result, some politicians from both the Republican and Democratic parties have, over the years, called for the organisation to be registered as a foreign entity under US law. American legislation permits the acceptance of funds from foreign lobbying groups provided they are formally registered - something critics say does not apply to AIPAC.
The founders of Track AIPAC revealed their identities in November after more than a year and a half of anonymity, saying they had received threats.
In an interview at the time, they said they planned for their website to influence primary elections and to turn financial ties to AIPAC into a political liability for candidates who accept its support.
They said they were angered by the role of political money in the defeats of Bowman and Bush, as well as what they described as attacks by the organisation on Senator Bernie Sanders and other politicians, arguing that there had been no serious challenge to AIPAC’s influence.
The campaign comes ahead of the US midterm elections scheduled for November, when all 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be contested, along with 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate. Members of the House serve two-year terms, while senators are elected for six-year terms.
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