http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act
There were several cases ranging from the 1950s to the late 1980s where the U.S. government took steps toward making the American Zionist Council (a predecessor to AIPAC) officially register as a foreign agent, but this never happened. The possibility was raised in 2005, but did happen either.
So what if the AZC or AIPAC was forced to register as a foreign agent?
And if you really want to set the cat among the pigeons, have the same procedure applied to the Anti-Defamation League. After all, I suspect their longtime refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide has to do with Israel being allied to Turkey.
However, the ADL is a part of the major Jewish organization B'nai Brith that isn't explicitly tied to Israel the way groups lobbying for the Israeli government.
There were several cases ranging from the 1950s to the late 1980s where the U.S. government took steps toward making the American Zionist Council (a predecessor to AIPAC) officially register as a foreign agent, but this never happened. The possibility was raised in 2005, but did happen either.
So what if the AZC or AIPAC was forced to register as a foreign agent?
And if you really want to set the cat among the pigeons, have the same procedure applied to the Anti-Defamation League. After all, I suspect their longtime refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide has to do with Israel being allied to Turkey.
However, the ADL is a part of the major Jewish organization B'nai Brith that isn't explicitly tied to Israel the way groups lobbying for the Israeli government.