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...Walt and Mearsheimer argue that previous American presidents, like Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, were much more evenhanded in dealing with Israel and its Arab neighbors. Only as the power of the lobby grew throughout the second half of the twentieth century, they contend, did American support for Israel increase alongside...
...Walt and Mearsheimer also discuss the role non-Jewish actors, most notably “Christian Zionists,” play in the lobby...
...Additionally, many commentators have criticized Walt and Mearsheimer’s claim that the lobby led the U.S. into Iraq by pointing out that the Israeli political leadership regarded Iran as a greater threat than Iraq...
...discussion of the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon is also new, as the article was published before the conflict erupted. To Walt and Mearsheimer, the war is a microcosm of the problem posed by the lobby: the conflict, they say, was a “strategic folly” for both the U.S. and Israel but enjoyed the support of the American government due to the power of the lobby...
...Though Walt and Mearsheimer’s central arguments change only marginally, the book does contain several new assertions and clarifications which, taken together, have the effect of moderating their overall tone. Even Ira E. Stoll ’94, managing editor of The New York Sun and a strong critic of the authors, acknowledged that the new presentation is more “polished...