The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy: John J. Mearsheimer

by John J Mearsheimer (Author), Stephen M Walt (Author)

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Does America's pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of controversy by bringing out into the open America's relationship with the Israel lobby: a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape foreign policy in a way that is profoundly damaging both to the United States and Israel itself. Israel is an important, valued American ally, yet Mearsheimer and Walt show that, by encouraging unconditional US financial and diplomatic support for Israel and promoting the use of its power to remake the Middle East, the lobby has jeopardized America's and Israel's long-term security and put other countries - including Britain - at risk.

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Does America's pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of controversy by bringing out into the open America's relationship with the Israel lobby: a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape foreign policy in a way that is profoundly damaging both to the United States and Israel itself. Israel is an important, valued American ally, yet Mearsheimer and Walt show that, by encouraging unconditional US financial and diplomatic support for Israel and promoting the use of its power to remake the Middle East, the lobby has jeopardized America's and Israel's long-term security and put other countries - including Britain - at risk.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: 1
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 26 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 0141031239
ISBN 13: 9780141031231

Media Reviews

Controversial. --Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR It could not be more timely. --David Bromwich, The Huffington Post The strategic questions they raise now, particularly about Israel's privileged relationship with the United States, are worth debating. --David Remnick. The New Yorker Ruthlessly realistic. --William Grimes, The New York Times The argument they present is towering and clear and about time. --Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss.com Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Walt, on the faculty at Harvard, set off a political firestorm. --Jay Solomon, The Wall Street Journal.com Promises controversy on a scale not seen since Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations sought to reframe a new world order. --Stefan Halper, National Interest.com Deals with Middle East policymaking at a time when America's problems in that region surpass our problems anywhere else . . . People are definitely arguing about it. It's also t

Author Bio

John J Mearsheimer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Stephen M Walt is Professor of International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.