That 'Israel Lobby' Controversy? History Has Proven Us Right

Ten years ago, John Mearsheimer and I published a controversial article and subsequent book examining the impact of the "Israel Lobby" — that is, a loose coalition of pro-Israel individuals and organizations like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Christians United for Israel, just to name a few. We argued that decades of unconditional U.S. support for Israel — the so-called "special relationship" — is not explained by U.S. strategic interests or by shared values, as is often claimed, but is due primarily to the political efforts and activities of the lobby....