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...While far less has been written about Walt and Mearsheimer’s latest work, an examination of the book shows that it is not like the original essay in all respects...
...Perhaps as a result of the reaction to the essay, the authors take pains in the book to show that their criticisms of the Israel lobby can be applied to other lobbies, while also spending more time tracing the American-Israel relationship. The authors also clarify many of their criticisms, bringing a less inflammatory tone to the book as a whole...
...Finally, gone from the book are two things that had incensed critics of the original essay...
...second, the pair use a lowercase “l” in the word “lobby,” in contrast to the capital “L” used in the article. Many critics of the original essay had taken issue with Walt and Mearsheimer’s use of a capital “L,” saying that it made the lobby seem like a unified, monolithic “cabal” without internal disagreements...
...reception of the book has been more muted than the response following the original essay...