08/28/06 Broadcast by C-Span - Runtime 90 Minutes
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Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Two international affairs experts
discussed pro-Israel lobbying and
its influence on U.S. attitudes
toward the conflict between Israel
and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Topics included Israel
and international law,
U.S. neutrality,
defining terrorism,
and $3 billion per year
U.S. aid to Israel.
They said there is a loose coalition
of individuals and groups lobbying
Congress for U.S.-Israel policy.
They also said most mainstream media
are strongly pro-Israel. U.S. aid to
Israel in the recent Hezbollah-Israel
military action was described.
After their presentations the
panelists responded to audience
members' questions.
Walt and Mearsheimer wrote an article
in the March London Review of Books
that raised questions about the power
the Israel lobby wields over U.S.
foreign policy,
saying that the lobbyists try
to prevent criticism by claiming
anti-Semitism.
Their article was also the cover story
in the July-August issue of Foreign
Policy Magazine.
08/28/06 Broadcast by C-Span - Runtime 90 Minutes
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