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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 5:54 AM

In this paper, John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago's Department of Political Science and Stephen M.Walt of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government contend that the centerpiece of U.S. Middle East policy is its intimate relationship with Israel. The authors argue that although often justified as reflecting shared strategic interests or compelling moral imperatives, the U.S. commitment to Israel is due primarily to the activities of the “Israel Lobby." This paper goes on to describe the various activities that pro-Israel groups have undertaken in order to shift U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction.

To view responses to this paper from Harvard University faculty members, click here.

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TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Read the original paper	see what all the fuss is about	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 6:38 AM
Three threads on this?	Obvious desparation	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 8:16 AM
grasping- desperation	Sheepdog	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 8:28 AM
We're getting cranck, eh?	autoblocked @Indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 8:32 AM
'Big Oil Arab'	Sheepdog	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 8:48 AM
sit stay	and don't jump to conclusions	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 8:51 AM
The Iraq Israel connection	autoblocked@indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 8:57 AM
I'm back from my refreshment jam	Indybay editor	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 9:03 AM
Who is Habib C. Malik?	Critical Thinker	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 9:03 AM
I'm back from my refreshment jam	Indybay editor	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 9:11 AM
More on neoconservative zionist-nazis	TruthTeller	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 9:15 AM
Jews Against Zionism	Schtarker Yid	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:07 AM
SchtarkerYid	Only Orthodox	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:13 AM
Schtarker Yid	Looks like I was mistaken	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:21 AM
SchtarkerYid	"anti-zionist" spam	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:34 AM
Can't address the valid points Yid?	autoblocked @indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:35 AM
I'm afraid of the truth	Indybay editor	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:39 AM
Schtarker Yid	I you are Autoblocked	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:39 AM
Yid can't respond to his lies	Critical Thinker	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:43 AM
I'm afraid of the truth	Indybay editor	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:45 AM
SchtarkerYid	Theres our confession!	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:47 AM
The above post was a forgery	autoblocked @indybay (the real one)	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:49 AM
But Yid? You still haven't addressed your lies?	Sefarad	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:53 AM
SchtarkerYid	No Hebrew, Toady?	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:57 AM
Nope Charlie	autoblocked @Indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 10:57 AM
SchtarkerYid	Todah Rabah Chaver!	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:02 AM
The above post is a forgery	autoblocked @indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:03 AM
Yid, please answer them so they won't keep bugging you, it makes zionists look bad	Tia	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Todah Rabah Chaver! Shalom Shasmegma!	gehrig	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Thanks for the uproarious laugh, Charlie	autoblocked @Indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:10 AM
SchtarkerYid	3 types	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:11 AM
Good job Yid!	autoblocked @indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:18 AM
no so	quick	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:24 AM
We're all shcking in our boots!	autoblocked @indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:25 AM
I've self-suggested forgery is annoying	Indybay editor	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:25 AM
I need help	indybay editor	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:44 AM
Maybe you're starting to see the light	autoblocked @Indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:48 AM
Hey! stop forgeing my name!	autoblocked @indybay	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 11:49 AM
"Three threads on this?"	live and learn	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 1:51 PM
SchtarkerYid	The above posts speak for themselves	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 2:06 PM
nessie talking out his ass again	gehrig	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 2:07 PM
"live and learn "	heard it before	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 2:12 PM
easy to see who is forging	Sheepdog	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 2:19 PM
"by heard it before Thursday, May. 18, 2006 at 5:12 PM "	there they go again	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 2:37 PM
"by there they go again Thursday, May. 18, 2006 at 5:37 PM "	debate coach	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 2:48 PM
"by debate coach Thursday, May. 18, 2006 at 5:48 PM"	see what I mean?	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 3:07 PM
"People who do stuff like this can't be trusted to tell the truth about anything"	heard it before	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 3:24 PM
Schtarker Yid	That is not funny	Friday, May. 19, 2006 at 3:48 PM
More Zionist racist quotes	Brad Sellers	Saturday, May. 20, 2006 at 8:37 PM
Funny???	T.T. Quick	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 4:09 AM
T.T. Quick--right wing idiot	Trailer Trash Bush voter	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 4:39 AM
Towards a worldwide strategy for Islamic policy	toady	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 8:57 AM
Hi! I'm a little zionist bitch who got beat down at indybay. I am throwing tantrums beca	autoblocked @indybay	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:04 AM
what & where is Palestine	Indybay editor	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:11 AM
you've all been had!	Indybay editor	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:34 AM
THE GREAT REFUGEE SCAM	toady	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:40 AM
THE GREAT REFUGEE SCAM	Indybay editor	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:42 AM
MAPS DON'T LIE	toady	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:48 AM
I'm a raving madman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	toady	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 10:58 AM
So Now you know why Indybay.org is in such trouble!	Becky Johnson	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 2:36 PM
Reade4rship is reduced when the pro-israel crowd propagandizes	Enough of that in mainstream media	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 2:42 PM
thanks becky	charismatic megafauna	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 3:18 PM
That's a good question, I'd like to hear the answer to that one	Critical Thinker	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 3:26 PM
she not a zionist?	Dang	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 5:14 PM
Why I don't self Identify as a Zionist	Becky Johnson	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 6:22 PM
fair enough	charismatic megafauna	Sunday, May. 21, 2006 at 7:51 PM
homeland	Sheepdog	Monday, May. 22, 2006 at 7:38 AM
Mirror	Scapegoated Jew	Monday, May. 22, 2006 at 7:50 AM
such as?	Come on judasgoat	Monday, May. 22, 2006 at 9:02 AM
autoblocked doesn't do sources, just a fanatic troll	Islam is Scapegoated	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 3:55 AM
toady doesn't do sources, just a fanatic loony troll	Islam is unjustly exalted	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 4:41 AM
Good point, so where are the sources?	Islam is Scapegoated	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 4:54 AM
You've got sources, greaseball?	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 6:46 AM
Still waiting on autowhiners's sources	Islam is the Global Scapegoat	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 7:43 AM
Forgot about the OIL Weapon, again	Not a Dhimmi No More!	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 7:47 AM
Welcome back 'Not a Dhimmi No More!'	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 7:53 AM
Notice autowhiner is relieved	Critical Thinker	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 7:59 AM
grow up	gehrig	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:01 AM
Are you back again trolling little boy?	Critical Thinker	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:04 AM
Back again to "mirror"	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:18 AM
Mirror	Islam is the Scapegoat	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:37 AM
The troll is on autopilot	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:50 AM
The troll is on auto-angry	Slapping zionists is fun	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:53 AM
SchtarkerYid	Only to psychotic infants Toady	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:56 AM
Yid's hateful idiocy	Fanatic psycho Yid-bot	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 8:57 AM
Yid didn't threaten lives	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 9:09 AM
No, auto-nut's infantile spin	Let's have a review	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:13 AM
oops! gotchya again	Critical Thinker	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:22 AM
SchtarkerYid	Toady, you are an idiot	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:24 AM
Note that Yid is the true ranter	G-d	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:27 AM
Schtarker Yid	Toady, you're just pitiful	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:41 AM
Keep waiting, sucker	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:43 AM
Here's auto-goat's quote	G-d	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:54 AM
Debunking auto-goat's myths	G-d	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:54 AM
Here's auto-goat's quote	G-d	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 10:54 AM
More bunk logic, as 'nessie' would say	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:05 AM
Schtarker Yid	Toady, you are an idiot	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:05 AM
Breaking it down real simple like for zionists	G-d is dense	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:08 AM
Still waiting auto-case	G-d's cheese	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:15 AM
SchtarkerYid	Toady, you're just pitiful	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:18 AM
Yid, the broken record troll	Still waiting for auto-nut	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:19 AM
Schtarker Yid	Toady, you are an idiot	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:21 AM
Still waiting for auto-whine	G-d's crust	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Schtarker Yid	Toady, you remain an idiot	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Wow! Yid really is ashamed! and Auto-goat can't answer!	G-d's review	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:34 AM
Wow, how desperate he must be	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:35 AM
Thought auto-bot couldn't answer	You got checked	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:37 AM
Schtarker Yid	Toady, one day we'll meet	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:40 AM
Yeah, real scared wanker--so back to auto-dunce	Still can't answer auto-boy?	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:44 AM
No one knows what you're ranting about	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:50 AM
Schtarker Yid	Toady, one day we'll meet	Tuesday, May. 23, 2006 at 11:57 AM
Tia's quote	G-d is dead	Wednesday, May. 24, 2006 at 4:14 AM
Hey? Whyd do U.S. taxpayers give so much welfare to Israel?	Isn't that subsidizing terror?	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 5:17 AM
Not a Dhimmi no more	Thats a really ignorant thing to say	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 7:33 AM
True, and Israel gets much more than Egypt	zionist deflections	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 7:42 AM
However, theocratic Arab regimes receive a bit more	Scapegoated Jew	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 7:52 AM
Uh, you're wrong (but that's nothing new)	Israel is #1 U.S. welfare recipient	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 8:02 AM
Combinging other countries doesn't count for anti-Zionsts	Scapegoated Jew	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 8:15 AM
Notice the avoidance	Typical, here's a mirror	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 8:35 AM
for crying out loud	gimme a break	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 8:35 AM
A loser's mirror	Scapegoated Jew	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 8:45 AM
Speaking of incovenient facts?	G-d is a toad	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 9:10 AM
SchtarkerYid	Fun facts about Jerusalem	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 10:29 AM
When in doubt, zionist spam tripe	YAWN. Bo-o-o-ring	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 10:43 AM
One copy ain't spam	Scapegoated Jew	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 10:49 AM
He spammed it on indybay 5 min. before, idiot	Get a clue little sheeplet	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 10:56 AM
SchtarkerYid	Gotta educate you ignorant haters	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 11:02 AM
Edu-macation	Like this? With threats?	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 11:22 AM
SchtarkerYid	Yes,if thats what it takes	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 12:03 PM
school time?	jobe	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 2:39 PM
interesting developements in	Jewish self help	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 3:51 PM
"Going and casing a joint and then threatening people?"	cowardly blowhard	Friday, May. 26, 2006 at 4:06 PM
Schtarker Yid	Never a threat	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 8:47 AM
No, never a threat from schtarker yid	Not even close	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 8:54 AM
SchtarkerYid	Your confession	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 9:01 AM
lily livered blowhard	typical Zionist troll	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 9:05 AM
SchtarkerYid	Far more effective that way	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 9:06 AM
On silencing dissent	Tia	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 9:25 AM
It's True..Nessie doesn't want us here	Becky Johnson	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 3:36 PM
Project Mockingbecky	Sheepdog	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 4:28 PM
show us	gehrig	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 4:41 PM
The Psuedo-Leftist Nazi Infection	Changeling	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 4:53 PM
Yep	Tia	Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 5:37 PM
Tia, try this for translating Arabic text	Scapegoated Jew	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 2:28 AM
"we're all Humans"	BFD	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 4:12 AM
Ooops, forgot one.	PS	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 4:15 AM
nessie defending David Duke	gehrig	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 7:11 AM
"that's 'anti-racist'	another Zionist lie	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 7:56 AM
look, more nessie hypocrisy	gehrig	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 8:14 AM
"nessie's"	off topic	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 8:18 AM
what the hell	gehrig	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 8:21 AM
He's still trying to distract you.	typical Zionist ploy	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 10:07 AM
"You brung it up"	Scapegoated Jew	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 10:18 AM
nessie and corners	gehrig	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 12:21 PM
Still not 'nessie'	Scapegoated Jew	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Did you actually writing those posts?	Scapegoated Jew to gehrig	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 12:54 PM
Did you actually write those two last posts?	Scapegoated Jew to gehrig	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 1:01 PM
another Zionist lie	so typical	Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 4:01 PM
"by so typical Saturday, May. 27, 2006 at 7:01 PM"	anti-racist	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 12:52 AM
"by anti-racist Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 3:52 AM "	see what I mean?	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 2:29 AM
"by see what I mean? Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 5:29 AM "	get your facts straight	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 2:49 AM
Ther they go again	fundamentally dishonest people	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:09 AM
"by fundamentally dishonest people Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 6:09 AM "	bunk logic	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:15 AM
not fooling anyone	Sheepdog	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:23 AM
nessie, lying on behalf of David Duke	gehrig	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:27 AM
Not quite anyone	Scapegoated Jew	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:27 AM
right	gehrig	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:33 AM
knew it	Sheepdog	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:42 AM
look for yourself	gehrig	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 4:09 AM
The Psuedo-Zionist Globalist Infection	Changeling	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 5:20 AM
"by bunk logic Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 6:15 AM"	fundamentally dishonest people	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 7:38 AM
"by fundamentally dishonest people Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 10:38 AM "	heard it before	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 7:40 AM
"by heard it before Sunday, May. 28, 2006 at 10:40 AM "	fundamentally dishoneest people	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 12:39 PM
You have to admit, bot or not...	Becky Johnson	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 1:40 PM
Project Mockingbecky	Sheepdog	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 3:56 PM
another opinion	Tia	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 6:21 PM
yes, those poor 'Jews"	Sheepdog	Monday, May. 29, 2006 at 6:50 PM
Constant ducking 'n babbling	Scapegoated Jew	Tuesday, May. 30, 2006 at 12:14 AM
two state	charismatic megafauna	Tuesday, May. 30, 2006 at 2:45 AM
Numbers	the book	Wednesday, May. 31, 2006 at 5:53 AM
Galatians	Jesus is Lord	Wednesday, May. 31, 2006 at 10:22 AM
SchtarkerYid	Well, at least he likes one Jew!	Wednesday, May. 31, 2006 at 10:24 AM
There are plenty of likable Jews	a racist is a racist is a racist	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 4:06 AM
some of nessie's best friends are Jews	gehrig	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 4:15 AM
"paranoid"	heard it before	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 5:40 AM
Zephaniah	book	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 5:41 AM
see what I mean?	Sheepdog	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 5:45 AM
"wrapping your sh*t in 'Jews'"	anti-racist	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 5:51 AM
Psalms	book	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 5:57 AM
quote of the day	more Zionist spam	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 5:59 AM
real quote of the day	was more anti-Zionist spam	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 6:04 AM
;' Look up: Sheepdog +Eichmann. ' [?]	Sheepdog	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 6:11 AM
Job	book	Friday, Jun. 02, 2006 at 6:17 AM

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