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Faculty Publications HKS Working Paper No. RWP06-011

March 2006
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Stephen Walt
Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of
International Affairs

Abstract
In this paper, John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago's Department of Political
Science and Stephen M.Walt of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
contend that the centerpiece of U.S. Middle East policy is its intimate relationship with Israel.
The authors argue that although often justified as reflecting shared strategic interests or
compelling moral imperatives, the U.S. commitment to Israel is due primarily to the activities
of the “Israel Lobby." This paper goes on to describe the various activities that pro-Israel
groups have undertaken in order to shift U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction.
To view responses to this paper from Harvard University faculty members, click here

Citation
Walt, Stephen and John J. Mearsheimer. "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." KSG
Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-011, March 2006.

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