
The Israel Lobby Is Out of Control
Twenty years ago, scholars could be accused of antisemitism just for acknowledging the Israel lobby exists. Today the lobby’s influence has become an undeniable and ubiquitous issue in American politics.
Ian Lustick is an emeritus professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on the politics of the Middle East, he is the author of many books, including Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality and, most recently, Israel’s Lobby, coauthored with Eli Clifton.

Twenty years ago, scholars could be accused of antisemitism just for acknowledging the Israel lobby exists. Today the lobby’s influence has become an undeniable and ubiquitous issue in American politics.