[Marxism] Must see article on the Israel Lobby

["Austin, Andrew" <austina@xxxxxxxx>]

The Israel Lobby


John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt 


For the past several decades, and especially since the Six-Day War in 1967, the 
centrepiece of US Middle Eastern policy has been its relationship with Israel. 
The combination of unwavering support for Israel and the related effort to 
spread 'democracy' throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion 
and jeopardised not only US security but that of much of the rest of the world. 
This situation has no equal in American political history. Why has the US been 
willing to set aside its own security and that of many of its allies in order 
to advance the interests of another state? One might assume that the bond 
between the two countries was based on shared strategic interests or compelling 
moral imperatives, but neither explanation can account for the remarkable level 
of material and diplomatic support that the US provides.

Read more here:  <http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/print/mear01_.html>


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