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by: John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.7305694
EAN: 9780374177720
ISBN: 0374177724
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: August 27, 2007
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Sales Rank: 69560
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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The Israel Lobby,” by John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, 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 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 argues that this support cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. This exceptional relationship is due largely to the political 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—in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—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 jihadist terror. Writing in The New York Review of Books, Michael Massing declared, “Not since Foreign Affairs magazine published Samuel Huntington’s ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’ in 1993 has an academic essay detonated with such force.” The publication of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is certain to widen the debate and to be one of the most talked-about books of the year.
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Rating:  - Another bad read book to give to Goodwill
Another bad read which should be trashed with Mein Kampf, Luther's "The Jews and Their Lies" and MOST of Henry Fords books.
Hitler said that the "International Jew" was THE THREAT to civilization and World Peace.
These two ""PROFESSORS"" (And God forbid anyone should doubt what the PROFESSORS in America say), now say that it's the ISRAEL LOBBY that's to blame for everything from 9/11 to the war in Iraq and on-and-on-and-on.
Israel "violated the laws of war" in Lebanon. ... Read More
Rating:  - excellent!
What a great work. The authors should be commended for taking a risk and enduring all the criticisms that come with discussing such a controversial issue.
Rating: - A Must Read
Every American citizen should read this book. Facts, facts, and more facts. The streets of Israel are lined with Gold thanks to the American Taxpayer. In the form of grants, yes I said grants not loans, the United States continues to support this undemocratic nation. After reading this very well documented book we the American People need to rethink our policy and question if this is really worth World War III and/or the alienation it brings to peoples of the middle east after all the Palestinians land ... Read More
Rating:  - Intellectually Dishonest
I got as far as page 85 but had to stop when the polemics of the book were far to much for me to bear. It is true that Israel has received far more aid and diplomatic leeway then any other country but the book doesnt put any reason into perspective, instead commenting that by a random set of occurrences they are given an endless pot of gold. They are an ally, just as South Korea was when we almost started World War III to defend them. I found it surprising that this book refused to even acknowledge even ... Read More
Rating: - Fast delivery, great book
I hope everyone who is interested in Israel will read this book as well as other countries' lobbist. There is a lot to learn from these.
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