The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Describes the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and argue 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 works to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. The authors contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America's posture throughout the Middle East -- in Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Lebanon -- and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that the policies it has encouraged are neither in America's national interest nor in Israel's long-term interest. The lobby's influence also affects America's relationship with important allies and increases the dangers that all states face from global jihadist terror