Iran, Gaza and Lebanon: How the pro-Israel lobby influences US policy

“The relationship with Israel is in a completely different league”

In light of Israel’s multi-front war in the region, including Gaza, Lebanon, and escalation with Iran, how can we understand the US-Israel “special relationship”?

And where does the US pro-Israel lobby fit into this framework?

That’s what we ask Harvard professor Stephen Walt, who joined us for an extended conversation on Real Talk.

Walt is considered one of the most influential US foreign policy experts. In 2007, he famously co-authored a book with John Mearsheimer entitled The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, which generated much attention and controversy for challenging what had been a taboo subject in the US for decades.

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