Tag Archives: Israel lobby

Do we need a pro-Israel lobby?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Martin Kramer

US support for Israel is hardwired: Israel’s power makes it a valuable strategic asset. So what’s the point of the pro-Israel lobby? It sustains Jewish peoplehood. Continue reading →

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Chronologically-challenged Professor Walt

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Martin Kramer

Stephen Walt has a scoop! Tony Blair says Israel was in on the Iraq war plan from the get-go! Martin Kramer hates to disappoint, but… Continue reading →

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Mearsheimer, Walt, and “cold feet”

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Martin Kramer

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt appear at Princeton University tonight, to promote their book The Israel Lobby. I’ve held back while other critics have had their say, and many of them have done a splendid job. But I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Israel and the Iraq war

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Martin Kramer

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt includes a section entitled “Israel and the Iraq War” (pp. 30-31). There they seek to establish that Israel’s leaders, intelligence agencies, and public opinion enthusiastically supported a … Continue reading →

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