The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy

"Controversial." --Terry Gross, "Fresh Air," NPR "It could not be more timely." --David Bromwich, "The Huffington Post" "The strategic questions they raise now, particularly about Israel's privileged relationship with the United States, are worth debating." --David Remnick. "The New Yorker" "Ruthlessly realistic." --William Grimes, "The New York Times" "The argument they present is towering and clear and about time,""" --Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss.com "Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Walt, on the faculty at Harvard, set off a political firestorm." --Jay Solomon, "The Wall Street Journal.com" "Promises controversy on a scale not seen since Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" sought to reframe a new world order." --Stefan Halper, National Interest.com "Deals with Middle East policymaking at a time when America's problems in that region surpass our problems anywhere else . . . People are definitely arguing about it. It's also the kind of book you do not have to agree with on every count (I certainly don't) to benefit from reading." --MJ Rosenberg, "Israel"" Policy Forum Newsletter" "Controversial." --Terry Gross, "Fresh Air," NPR"It could not be more timely." --David Bromwich, "The Huffington Post" "The strategic questions they raise now, particularly about Israel's privileged relationship with the United States, are worth debating." --David Remnick. "The New Yorker" "Ruthlessly realistic." --William Grimes, "The New York Times" "The argument they present is towering and clear and about time,""" --Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss.com "Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Walt, on the faculty at Harvard, set off a political firestorm." --Jay Solomon, "The Wall Street Journal.com" "Promises controversy on a scale not seen since Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" sought to reframe a new world order." --Stefan Halper, National Interest.com "Deals with Middle East policymaking at a time when America's problems in that region surpass our problems anywhere else . . . People are definitely arguing about it. It's also the kind of book you do not have to agree with on every count (I certainly don't) to benefit from reading." --MJ Rosenberg, "Israel"" Policy Forum Newsletter" "Controversial." -Terry Gross, "Fresh Air," NPR "It could not be more timely." -David Bromwich, "The Huffington Post" "The strategic questions they raise now, particularly about Israel's privileged relationship with the United States, are worth debating." -David Remnick. "The New Yorker" "Ruthlessly realistic." -William Grimes, "The New York Times" "The argument they present is towering and clear and about time.""" -Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss.com "Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Walt, on the faculty at Harvard, set off a political firestorm." -Jay Solomon, "The Wall Street Journal.com" "Promises controversy on a scale not seen since Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" sought to reframe a new world order." -Stefan Halper, National Interest.com "Deals with Middle East policymaking at a "Controversial." --Terry Gross, "Fresh Air," NPR "It could not be more timely." --David Bromwich, "The Huffington Post" "The strategic questions they raise now, particularly about Israel's privileged relationship with the United States, are worth debating." --David Remnick. "The New Yorker" "Ru

John J Mearsheimer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Stephen M Walt is Professor of International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.