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Lasher · Nov 28, 2007, 06:36 pm

US Storm Over Walt-Mearsheimer Book on Israel Lobby
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The power of America's "Jewish lobby" is said to be legendary. Commentators the world over refer to it, as though it were a well-established fact that US Jews wield far more influence than their numbers (2% of the population) would suggest. But this presumed influence is also a delicate issue in the US, and is rarely analysed. How does the lobby work? Is its power truly legendary, or just a legend? Two US academics, John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen Walt of Harvard, have set out to answer those questions, and triggered a firestorm of controversy as a result. Their book [is] The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy ...

Rainbow · Nov 28, 2007, 10:23 pm

In other words :
Israel uses U.S., and all that happens to take place within the highest and/or most important (political, administrative, financial, economic, etc.) branches of U.S., not to mention social ones.

Is that so ?
What if that is quite opposite, instead ? (but the U.S. governing body can Not openly release that info ? )
Would the U.S. financial debts be paid off, ever ?
If "yes", then what makes somebody to be so certain ?

Praxius · Nov 28, 2007, 11:17 pm

Um....

US storm over book on Israel lobby:

6 days ago

My comments are there.

**Matt W** · Nov 29, 2007, 03:04 am

Indeed. Lasher, you even commented in the thread. Look before you post a new thread, hmm?

Rainbow · Nov 29, 2007, 03:14 pm

Quote:

Quote by: Praxius

My comments
It certainly raises the questions for both sides though.

Yes, it does.
Not much changes except for a label, itself, that goes from "Jewish Lobby" to "Israel Lobby".
Yet, the key element remains the same :
- who uses who ?

Lasher · Nov 29, 2007, 04:26 pm

I thought I had apologized for that.

Nov 28, 2007, 06:36 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Lasher BANNED Posts: 124	Storm Over Book On Israeli Lobby US Storm Over Walt-Mearsheimer Book on Israel Lobby BBC News BBC NEWS \| Americas \| US storm over book on Israel lobby The power of America's "Jewish lobby" is said to be legendary. Commentators the world over refer to it, as though it were a well-established fact that US Jews wield far more influence than their numbers (2% of the population) would suggest. But this presumed influence is also a delicate issue in the US, and is rarely analysed. How does the lobby work? Is its power truly legendary, or just a legend? Two US academics, John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen Walt of Harvard, have set out to answer those questions, and triggered a firestorm of controversy as a result. Their book [is] The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy ...

Nov 29, 2007, 03:04 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
Matt W Moderator Location: Reading, UK. Posts: 7,191	Indeed. Lasher, you even commented in the thread. Look before you post a new thread, hmm? I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. -George Best, on being asked what he did with his footballing fortunes.

Nov 28, 2007, 10:23 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Rainbow Volcanic Erupter Posts: 3,250	In other words : Israel uses U.S., and all that happens to take place within the highest and/or most important (political, administrative, financial, economic, etc.) branches of U.S., not to mention social ones. Is that so ? What if that is quite opposite, instead ? (but the U.S. governing body can Not openly release that info ? ) Would the U.S. financial debts be paid off, ever ? If "yes", then what makes somebody to be so certain ?

Nov 28, 2007, 11:17 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
Praxius Mass'Debator Posts: 4,730	Um.... US storm over book on Israel lobby: 6 days ago My comments are there.

Nov 29, 2007, 04:26 pm	#6 (permalink) (top)
Lasher BANNED Posts: 124	I thought I had apologized for that.