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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810317403321

Autore

Findley Paul <1921-2019.>

Titolo

They dare to speak out : people and institutions confront Israel's lobby / / Paul Findley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Lawrence Hill Books, c2003

ISBN

1-61374-614-8

1-61374-616-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 p.)

Disciplina

327.7305694

Soggetti

Jews - United States - Politics and government

Zionists - Political activity - United States

Arab-Israeli conflict

United States Foreign relations Israel

Israel Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Rescue and Involvement; 2. King of the Hill; 3. Stilling the Still, Small Voices; 4. The Deliberative Body Fails to Deliberate; 5. The Lobby and the Oval Office; 6. Penetrating the Defenses at Defense and State; 7. The Assault on Assault; 8. Subverting Academic Freedom; 9. Paving the Way for the Messiah; 10. Not All Jews Toe the Line; 11. Scattering the Seeds of Catastrophe; 12. What Price Israel?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first book to speak out against the pervasive influence of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on American politics, policy, and institutions resonates today as never before. With careful documentation and specific case histories, former congressman Paul Findley demonstrates how the Israel lobby helps to shape important aspects of U.S. foreign policy and influences congressional, senatorial, and even presidential elections. Described are the undue influence AIPAC exerts in the Senate and the House and the pressure AIPAC brings to bear on university professors and jou