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Posted: October 16, 2007

Authors Debate Israeli Lobby's Role

Condoleezza Rice and Ehud Olmert Abraham Foxman, Director of the Anti-Defamation League and author of "The Deadliest Lies" and John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago and co-author of "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" answered your questions on the influence of the Israeli lobby in the United States.
QUESTIONS
What if the Palestinian Authority renounced claims on Jerusalem?
Why is any criticism of Israel a criticism of the Jewish people?
Isn't it the fault of the American system if the Israel lobby has too much influence?
Would the US have voted differently in the United Nations if not for Israel?
Do the views of the Jewish leaders reflect that of the Jewish people?
Why should the US pay $3 billion a year to Israel it has a high standard of living?

A year ago, two American political scientists created a firestorm of controversy when they wrote an article asserting that Israel has too much influence over American policy. Today, two new books reignite the debate.

"The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" is co-authored by John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, a professor at Harvard. Mearsheimer and Walt write that the support the United States gives Israel, a result of influence from the Israel lobby, creates a "strategic liability" for U.S. interests in the world.

"The Deadliest Lies: The Israeli Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control" is the work of Abraham Foxman, the Director of the Anti-Defamation League. Foxman claims that the Mearsheimer-Walt book is based on "half-truths, distortions and falsehoods."

John Mearsheimer and Abraham Foxman answered your questions on Israel's supporters in the United States and its influence on policy.

Transcript: Dueling Books Reignite Debate Over Israeli Lobby in United States


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