Posted By Stephen M. Walt
Friday, November 9, 2012
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Obama and the Israel lobby: Quo vadis?
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Has AIPAC lost its mojo?
Does Obama's reelection prove that the Israel lobby is getting weaker,
and that he can return to Middle East peacemaking with new confidence and resolve? It's no secret that Obama has a
frosty relationship with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, fueling GOP hopes
that Israel would be a wedge issue that would attract lots of Jewish voters and
donors. At least one prominent hardline
Zionist, Sheldon Adelson, spent tens of millions of dollars trying to buy the
election for Romney, and he got bupkis for all that cash. So now that Obama's got a second term, will
he blithely ignore AIPAC et al and pursue an even-handed approach to the
Middle East peace process?
Don't bet on it.
Posted By Stephen M. Walt
Don't bet on it.
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