A Political Action Committee (PAC) is an organization that campaigns for or against particular political candidates, initiatives, or legislation.
At the federal level, an organization becomes a PAC when it receives more than $1,000 according to the Federal Election Campaign Act. A PAC can contribute up to $5,000 to a single candidate

Pro-Israel PACs include: NorPAC, National Action Committee, Citizens Organized, World Alliance for Israel and the Republican Jewish Coalition, among others. A total of 82 pro-Israel PACs have made contributions since 1990, but only a handful of those have made contributions in any given year.

Pro-Arab, Arab-American, & Muslim PAC’s include: Arab American Leadership, Iranian American PAC, American Task Force on Lebanon Policy and Council on American-Islamic Relations. Only five of these made donations, totaling less than $100,000, in 2020, down from $260,000 in 2018. The largest donor, at $60,000, was the Iranian American PAC. The next largest was Free Syria’s $16,100.

Election Cycle	Pro-Israel PACs	Pro-Arab PACs
2020	$8,718,254	97,772
2018	$8,099,491	$263,550
2016	$7,173,679	$86,350
2014	$5,640,571	$71,750
2012	$5,124,400	$102,150
2010	$4,814,724	$80,700
2008	$4,136,842	$143,955
2006	$3,390,559	$124,411
2004	$3,599,733	$145,170
2002	$3,037,064	$177,184
2000	$2,166,404	$155,246
1998	$2,460,200	$132,150
1996	$2,534,199	$39,880
1994	$2,440,259	$20,450
1992	$4,073,060	$15,100
TOTAL	$75,321,778	$1,558,046

*Figures for 2008 on include J Street as a pro-Israel PAC.

Source: Open Secrets.

Pro-Israel vs. Pro-Arab/Muslim PAC Campaign Contributions