Book · 2026 · Political Science
Israel's Lobby
America in the Grip of a Foreign Power
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The book is Israel's Lobby, um could not possibly be more timely. Highly recommended to everyone. Go and pick it up and check it out.
Why people recommend it
Israel's Lobby by Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick is a non-fiction book examining political influence and campaign finance systems. On Breaking Points, host Emily Jashinsky enthusiastically recommended the book to the audience at the end of an interview, describing it as extremely timely and urging viewers to pick it up. Co-author Eli Clifton appeared on the program to discuss the research and findings detailed in the book. He noted that, as tracked in their work, nine billionaires contributed over 1.7 billion dollars into the campaign finance system to influence elections following the Citizens United ruling. Clifton also addressed potential criticisms, defending the factual research presented in the text while acknowledging that the facts could potentially be misused by bigots or anti-Semites. The discussion provided listeners with an overview of the mechanisms of political lobbying, the concentration of wealth in electoral politics, and the broader implications of money in shaping democratic outcomes in the United States.
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Emily Jashinsky The book is Israel's Lobby, um could not possibly be more timely. Highly recommended to everyone. Go and pi… 1
“The book is Israel's Lobby, um could not possibly be more timely. Highly recommended to everyone. Go and pick it up and check it out.”
Eli Clifton Now, flash forward, as we track in our book, nine billionaires gave over 1.7 billion dollars into our campa… 2
“Now, flash forward, as we track in our book, nine billionaires gave over 1.7 billion dollars into our campaign into our campaign finance system to influence our elections since Citizens United.”
“As for whether the message and the the facts that we present in our book can be misused by by bigots or anti-Semites uh, I'm I'm sure that some of them can.”
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“They are also co-authors of a new book, Israel's Lobby, America in the grip of a foreign power.”