The Israel Lobby: How Powerful is it Really?
Article created by the Foreign Policy in Focus. Since its publication in the London Review of Books in March, John Mearsheimer and Steve Walt’s article “The Israel Lobby”—and the longer version...
View ArticlePunishing the Palestinians
Article created by Foreign Policy in Focus. Since the Palestinian Legislative Council elections earlier this year, in which the Islamist group Hamas captured a majority of seats, the Bush...
View ArticleDemocrats Versus the Peace Movement?
Article created by Foreign Policy in Focus. The U.S. Congress failed in recent weeks to take even symbolic steps to encourage a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, even though the majority of...
View ArticleCongress and the Attack on Lebanon
Article created by Foreign Policy in Focus. On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives, by an overwhelming 410-8 margin, voted to unconditionally endorse Israel’s ongoing attacks on Lebanon and the...
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