Khashoggi-founded group exposes US Israel lobby leadership The advocacy group Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn), founded by the late Middle East Eye and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, has published what it says are the names and faces of the individuals who run the most powerful pro-Israel lobby group in the US. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has not previously disclosed exactly who governs it. On Thursday, DAWN unveiled its " Faces of Aipac " project, uncovering the 50 people in charge. "As a tax-exempt nonprofit, Aipac is subject to public disclosure requirements, which is precisely why accessibly identifying the individuals who govern and direct the organisation matters," DAWN said in a statement. "However, nowhere on Aipac’s website, not even on the 'About Us' page, do the identities of these directors and officers appear." Dawn's advocacy director, Raed Jarrar, said that US nonprofit law makes Aipac "personally responsible for the organisation's conduct [so] its board members and officers are legally on the hook. That is why we are putting faces to the names."