Start with the issue.
Connect a record to the policy question at hand. A statement about one issue cannot stand in for a position on every part of ICAN’s agenda.
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Intelligence / ICAN Index™
Know where leaders stand.
The ICAN Index brings public records into focus so our community can understand the decisions, statements and political context shaping the U.S.–Israel alliance and the fight against antisemitism.
Explore the approachAbout the Index
A fuller picture of the public record.
A vote matters. So does the work that leads to it. The Index examines more than a single roll call to help explain where a public official stands on issues central to ICAN's mission.
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Decisions
Votes, legislation and other official actions show what a leader has done with public authority.
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Public positions
Statements and endorsements can reveal a position before there is a recorded vote.
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Political context
Public campaign finance and related records help place a decision in its wider political setting.
Reading the record
The details change the meaning.
A useful assessment asks what happened, how closely it relates to an issue, and what the available evidence can actually support.
Distinguish words from action.
Consider the role of the official, the timing of the record and the significance of the action. A consequential vote and a passing remark do not carry the same weight.
Keep the source in view.
Read an assessment alongside its evidence and context. A missing or incomplete record is a reason to investigate further, not a neutral score.
The seven point scale
One scale. More context.
The Index interprets evidence on a scale from −3 to +3. Select a point to see how to read it. The examples below explain the scale; they are not scores for an actual official.
How it works
Evidence before the headline.
The Index is designed to make a complicated public record easier to read. Evidence is considered in relation to the issue, the official’s role, the timing and the quality of its source.
A pattern across several records may tell more than a single moment. The seven-point scale makes an assessment legible, while the underlying records explain why it was reached.
ICAN INDEX™Evidence in context
01Official actionVotes · legislation
02Public positionStatements · endorsements
03Political contextRelated public records
Intelligence into action
Know the record. Choose the response.
Political intelligence guides ICAN’s state and local work: which issues need attention, where to organize, and how to make a specific case to decision-makers.
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Understand
Trace the public record and the positions behind a policy decision.
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Explain
Turn documented context into briefings people can use.
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Act
Connect that understanding to relevant advocacy and civic action.
Stay connected
Put the picture to work.
Read ICAN’s briefings, explore current actions, or ask our team about the Index. These are the places to follow the work as it develops.