Today Israel is the strongest military power in the Middle…

Today Israel is the strongest military power in the Middle East. Its conventional forces are far superior to those of its neighbors and it is the only state in the region with nuclear weapons.

“The Lobby”

Other The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Quotes

The Lobby also has significant leverage over the Executive branch. That power derives in part from the influence Jewish voters have on presidential elections. - View Quote Details on The Lobby also has significant leverage over the Executive branch…
That Israel is a fellow democracy surrounded by hostile dictatorships cannot account for the current level of aid. - View Quote Details on That Israel is a fellow democracy surrounded by hostile dictatorships…
What is needed is a candid discussion of the Lobby’s influence and a more open debate about US interests in this vital region. Israel’s well-being is one of those interests, but its continued occupation of the West Bank and its broader regional agenda are not. - View Quote Details on What is needed is a candid discussion of the Lobby’s…
The Lobby doesn’t want an open debate, of course, because that might lead Americans to question the level of support they provide. - View Quote Details on The Lobby doesn’t want an open debate, of course, because…
Were it not for the Lobby’s ability to manipulate the American political system, the relationship between Israel and the United States would be far less intimate than it is today. - View Quote Details on Were it not for the Lobby’s ability to manipulate the…
…Yitzhak Shamir, once a terrorist and later prime minister of Israel declared that ‘neither jewish ethics nor jewish tradition can disqualify terrorism as a means of combat.’ - View Quote Details on …Yitzhak Shamir, once a terrorist and later prime minister of…
Not all Jewish Americans are part of the Lobby, because Israel is not a salient issue for many of them. - View Quote Details on Not all Jewish Americans are part of the Lobby, because…
Backing Israel is not cheap, however, and it complicated America’s relations with the Arab World. - View Quote Details on Backing Israel is not cheap, however, and it complicated America’s…
Yet on this ground (seeking peace), Israel’s record is not distinguishable from that of its opponents. - View Quote Details on Yet on this ground (seeking peace), Israel’s record is not…
Although neo-conservative and other Lobby leaders were eager to invade Iraq, the broader American Jewish Community was not. - View Quote Details on Although neo-conservative and other Lobby leaders were eager to invade…