The Israel Lobby & U.S. Foreign Policy
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By John J. Mearsheimer & Stephen M. Walt. "The Israel Lobby" was one of the most controversial articles in recent memory. Originally published in the London Review of Books in March 2006, it provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. Now Mearsheimer and Walt deepen and expand their argument and confront developments in Lebanon and Iran. They describe the remarkable level of financial and diplomatic support America provides to Israel and argues that this support cannot be fully explained on strategic or moral grounds. This weird relationship is due largely to the influence of a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. Mearsheimer and Walt provocatively contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America's posture throughout the Middle East and the policies it has encouraged are in neither America?s national interest nor Israel's long-term interest. The lobby's influence also affects America?s relationship with important allies and increases dangers that all states face from global terrorism.
Hardback, 484 pages, #2776
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