Charles Jacobs is a pro-Israel and human rights activist. Jacobs has a long history of working for pro-Israel lobby groups. In 1988, he co-founded Boston's branch of CAMERA, in 2002, he founded The David Project, and he is currently the president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT). APT describes itself as a Boston-based non-profit that combats Islamist antisemitism but has been described as an Islamophobic hate group.