Origins of Israel's Lobby

Podcast: History As It Happens · Martin Di Caro

Opublikowano: 2026-09-04

Subscribe now to skip ads and get all of our bonus content. Since the aftermath of the Second World War and the establishment of an independent Jewish state of Israel in 1948, U.S. foreign policy has been in the "grip of a foreign power," according to the authors of "Israel's Lobby." Authors Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick contend that the lobby has successfully pressured generations of U.S. leaders to set aside American interests in favor of Israeli interests, even though the two are often not aligned. Today the lobby — which consists of dozens of or...