Transforming americas israel lobby by dan fleshler. Does america s pro israel lobby, including the legendary american israel public affairs committee aipac, have as much power as is commonly believed. Transforming americas israel lobby religion dispatches. With original research, it skewers myths propounded by the defenders of americas. Fleshler provides a moderate and nuanced view of the centrist and centerright organizations that dominate jewish advocacy on middle east issues, and his descriptions of their. Introduction to the israel lobby if americans knew. The confluence of that ongoing debate and the recent direction of us policy illustrates the need for a book like dan fleshler s transforming americas israel lobby. Cnns wolf blitzer, while not an israeli citizen, was based in israel for many years, wrote a book whitewashing israeli spying on the us, and used to work for the israel lobby in the us. An opportunity for peace beckons in the middle east but israeli intransigence stands in the way.
Foreign policy is a book by john mearsheimer, professor of political science at the university of chicago, and stephen walt, professor of international relations at the kennedy school of government at harvard university, published in late august 2007. Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the university of chicago, and stephen m. The israel lobby exerts incredible power and influence over america. With original research, it skewers myths propounded by the defenders of america. Mearsheimer and walt attribute anything that israel and america do or aspire to achieve in common to israeli manipulation. Fleshler, former media stategist for the israel policy forum, offers a cleareyed and dispassionate assessment of what he terms the conventional israel lobby and its real and imagined influence on congress and the president. Dan fleshler talked about his book transforming america s israel lobby. Transforming america s israel lobby daniel fleshler published by university of nebraska press fleshler, daniel. The limits of its power and the potential for change washington, dc. The limits of its power and the potential for change by dan fleshler available from rakuten kobo.
Foreign policy is a book by john mearsheimer, professor of political. With original research, it skewers myths propounded by the defenders of america s. The limits of its power and the potential for change 9781597972222. Jewish organizations, such the american israel public affairs committee. His book, transforming america s israel lobby the limits of its power and the potential for change, was published by potomac books in may 2009. The limits of its power and the potential for change por dan fleshler disponible en rakuten kobo. Many people share the blame, including the pro israel peace camp, including me. Fleshler is an adviser to j street and he is about to publish an important book called transforming america s israel lobby. With original research, it skewers myths propounded by the defenders of america s mainstream, proisrael community as well as its detractors, notably john mearsheimer and. So, just how powerful is the israel lobby in the us. Fleshler, a new york media and public affairs strategist and an adviser to the new american jewish lobby organization, jstreet, has written a book length presentation of the jstreet message. This book has created a storm of controversy by bringing out into the open america s relationship with the israel lobby. Includes bibliographical references and index the great benefactor israel. The limits of its power and the potential for change by dan fleshler potomac books, inc.
The emergence of these differing viewpoints emanating from organizations that both identify as pro israel forms the basis of dan fleshlers new book, transforming america s israel lobby. Transforming americas israel lobby by dan fleshler is. The work documents the means by which the americanisrael public affairs. Many polls show that the generally hardline positions of a number of mainstream u. And he urges them to stop censoring themselves, both for moral and practical political reasons. A levelheaded analysis of america s israel lobby, published a year into j streets existence. Every few years, the american israel public affairs committee goes too far at least according to its critics. Does it have an unbreakable stranglehold on america s middle east policies. Transforming america s israel lobby contains an admirable level of detail about the complex landscape and history of national u. The reality, of course, is that virtually all interest groups and many foreign countries undertake lobbying, but only the israel lobby is accused of being contrary to american national interest. Michael lind produced a cover piece on the israel lobby for the uk publication prospect in 2002 which concluded, the truth about america s israel lobby is this. Pdf transforming america download full pdf book download. Aipac and congress american jews and their lobbies.
In his recently released book, transforming americas israel lobby. Thomas mitchell first of all my credentials for reading the book are that i worked as an intern researcher at aipac during the spring of 1995 on the iran sanctions legislation. Aipac american foreign policy american jews colette avital dan fleshler israel israel lobby j street transforming america s israel lobby. The emergence of these differing viewpoints emanating from organisations that both identify as pro israel forms the basis of dan fleshlers new book, transforming america s israel lobby.
Discussing chances for change in israeli lobby sun. The dark roots of aipac, america s pro israel lobby the group was formed to spin positive pr after israeli atrocities. Written from the singular perch of a liberal american jew who wants to create an alternative lobby in order to encourage more evenhanded u. Dan fleshler proposes an alternative pro israel lobby that liberals can support. Rosenberg is the author of the cybernetics of art 0. Not all jewish americans are part of the lobby, because israel is not a salient. The authors conclude by arguing that when the lobby succeeds in shaping u. The limits of its power and the potential for change excerpted below, dan fleshler, an american jewish activist in what he calls the proisrael left, explains the reluctance of jewish liberals to criticize israel on the human rights front, even when they share the rest of the worlds objections to israeli behavior. The limits of its power and the potential for change. The limits of its power and the potential for change potomac books. Review of transforming americas israel lobby middle. Does americas proisrael lobby, including the legendary american israel. The israel lobby and u s foreign policy pdf download.
Transforming america available for download and read online in other formats. Turning to more recent history, grant discusses martin indyk, an australian who. Voices comment so, just how powerful is the israel lobby in the us. This is a book that should have been written many years ago. Religion dispatches excerpts dan fleshlers new book, transforming america s israel lobby.
Finally, the bush administrations ambition to transform the middle east is at. Dan fleshler author of transforming americas israel lobby. Dan fleshler is the author of transforming america s israel lobby 4. Does america s pro israel lobby, including the legendary american israel public affairs committee aipac, have as muc.
Rosenberg foreword of transforming americas israel. Israel will always be a special, important place for me i was a bar mitzvah at masada, and i believe its existence is vital. At the end of the day, however, i am an american and a jew, and i. Fleshler wants to change this situation, and transforming america s israel lobby is an effort to analyze the current situation and to show how and why it should change. In transforming americas israel lobby potomac books, fleshlers incisive and thoughtful book i read during aipacs recent annual meeting, he asks why american jews, overwhelmingly liberal to moderate e.
Dan fleshler, a selfdescribed jewish liberal, cant take his side or the other side in his new book, transforming america s israel lobby. Transforming america s israel lobby the limits of its power and the potential for change. Fleshler, former media stategist for the israel policy forum, offers a cleareyed and dispassionate assessment of what he terms the conventional israel lobby and its real and imagined influence on congress and the. A revealing glimpse at jewish organizations, money, and. Perhaps no more than a dozen out of more than 400 representatives are propalestinian. Tikkuns editor michael lerner has a son who served in the israeli military. Affairs committee aipac established itself as the fourth node in americas milita. Fleshlers new book, transforming americas israel lobby, sheds. Dan fleshler discusses his book, transforming america s israel lobby the limits of its power and the potential for change on cspans book tv. Big israel is smiths eighth book about the israel lobby.
In his thirtyyear professional career as a researcher, smith has investigated financial services and global telecommunications industries, worked in twentytwo countries assessing the impact of regulatory and trade regime changes, and managed multinational research teams. The book is a rambling, largely incoherent and often competing collection of thoughts about the jewish and proisrael groups that seek to influence us foreign policy in the middle east. The limits of its power and the potential for change, in which he discusses the lack of candid conversation about human rights issues in israel. The book points out that the the lobby is not always representative of the. Wrmea, november 2007, pages 6264 books the israel lobby and u. Transforming americas israel lobby jewish policy center.