Israel Lobby and U. S. Foreign Policy

Name: Israel Lobby and U. S. Foreign Policy
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ISBN: 9780374531508

ISBN-10: 0374531501

ISBN-13: 9780374531508

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Authors: John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt

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The Israel Lobby,1; by John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard7;s John F. Kennedy School of Government, was one of the most controversial articles in recent memory. Originally published in theLondon Review of Booksin 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 in a work of major importance, Mearsheimer and Walt deepen and expand their argument and confront recent developments in Lebanon and Iran. They describe the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and…

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List price: $20.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 9/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.45" wide x 8.10" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

He is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago & a regular contributor to The New Republic & The Atlantic.



Preface


Introduction



The United States, Israel, and the Lobby



The Great Benefactor



Israel: Strategic Asset or Liability?



A Dwindling Moral Case



What Is the "Israel Lobby"?



Guiding the Policy Process



Dominating Public Discourse



The Lobby in Action


Introduction to Part II



The Lobby Versus the Palestinians



Iraq and Dreams of Transforming the Middle East



Taking Aim at Syria



Iran in the Crosshairs



The Lobby and the Second Lebanon War


Conclusion: What Is to Be Done?


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index