The American Zionist Council (AZC) was a pro-Israeli lobby group in the United States founded in 1949.
"[1] Following its independence, AZCPA began involving American Jewish organizations not formally committed to Zionism in order to increase its credibility and separate itself from AZC's role as a middleman for the Israeli government.
[3] In 1962 President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby, as the United States Attorney General, forced the AZC to register as a foreign agent.
In doing so, they were barred from making monetary contributions to US officials, but continued to send out newsletters and hold events with a nonprofit tax exemption.
[citation needed] In 1966, AZC was dissolved after regulatory changes revoked tax exemption for foreign agents.