Book · 2007 · Biography & Autobiography
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
#234 of 16,776 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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I highly recommend people read John Mearsheimer has a great book called The Israel Lobby.
What they say about it
- Authored by Mearsheimer and Walt“wrote a book called”5
- Highly recommended book“I highly recommend”2
The best things said about it
Mirshimer and Waltz wrote a book called the Apac Lobby where they went in depth and looked at this. And again, the data is there.
This is in the Israel Lobby. John Mearsheimer and Steve Walt's book, they lay it out.
People lost their minds about that book because it dragged into the light something that was always supposed to be secret.
Glenn Greenwald The Tucker Carlson Show · Mar 2026 I'm currently reading The Israel Lobby by John Mearsheimer and in the book it talks about how the Israeli government gave Jerry Falwell, Liberty University's founder, Jerry Falwell Sr., a $2 million jet in 1979.
Candace Owens Candace · Jan 2026 I read the Israel lobby by Mir Shimemer and Steven Wall And they break it down very succinctly that there's no real strategic benefit.
You know sir on a personal level you know I read your book in 2008 the Israel lobby huge influent huge hugely influential we I read a lot about realism and restraint and I learned so much from you just through your pages.
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Why people recommend it
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt is a critical geopolitical analysis examining the immense influence of domestic interest groups on American foreign policy in the Middle East. The book has garnered significant attention and recommendations from political commentators and scholars alike. On Breaking Points, Saagar Enjeti highly recommended co-author Stephen Walt, describing him as a long-time realist scholar and pointing listeners to his work on the Israel lobby. Michael Lester similarly referenced Mearsheimer and Walt's research on The Shawn Ryan Show to support his data-driven arguments regarding foreign influence in Washington. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Dave Smith strongly urged listeners to read the book to better understand how lobbying efforts shape American political decisions. In deeper analytical discussions, Robert Pape brought up the book on Modern Wisdom while exploring political campaign contributions and foreign policy mechanics. Furthermore, Tucker Carlson and John Mearsheimer discussed the historical context surrounding the book's release on The Tucker Carlson Show, addressing the heavy public controversy, academic debates, and preemptive counter-books written by critics like Abe Foxman. Emily Jashinsky also referenced Mearsheimer's insights on Breaking Points to illustrate how specific pro-Israel talking points infiltrate mainstream media and political circles.
Every mention
Dave Smith and I highly recommend people read uh John mimer has a a great book called The Israeli Lobby 1
Recommended
“and I highly recommend people read uh John mimer has a a great book called The Israeli Lobby”
Michael Lester Mirshimer and Waltz wrote a book called the Apac Lobby where they went in depth and looked at this. And aga… 1
Recommended
“Mirshimer and Waltz wrote a book called the Apac Lobby where they went in depth and looked at this. And again, the data is there.”
Saagar Enjeti Stephen Walt, I highly recommend, he did he was a co-author with Mearsheimer on the Israel Lobby book. He's… 1
Recommended
“Stephen Walt, I highly recommend, he did he was a co-author with Mearsheimer on the Israel Lobby book. He's a long-time realist and scholar. He did a great episode with Tucker.”
Emily Jashinsky You know sir on a personal level you know I read your book in 2008 the Israel lobby huge influent huge huge… 3
Discussed
“Yes, he talked about how he would hear things from the Israelis and then on the next day, he would hear it on Mark Levin show or in the Wall Street Journal or uh by Mark Dubowitz, anybody from the Israel lobby. I mean, literally out of the book from Professor John Mearsheimer, who we just talked to.”
Discussed
“So in 2006 there was a watershed moment in kind of USIsrael relations when Steven Walt who was at the time the dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and John Mirshimer who was a one of the top international relations professors at the University of Chicago published a paper called the Israel lobby.”
Discussed
“You know sir on a personal level you know I read your book in 2008 the Israel lobby huge influent huge hugely influential we I read a lot about realism and restraint and I learned so much from you just through your pages.”
Glenn Greenwald and Mir Shimer and Walt who wrote that the Israel lobby book back in 2007 the pioneering first ever real bo… 2
Discussed
“and Mir Shimer and Walt who wrote that the Israel lobby book back in 2007 the pioneering first ever real book about the influence of the Israel lobby”
Discussed
“And that's why they were so angry at at Mir Shy and Wald's book. You go back and if you don't remember, look at the the just the absolute attacks on them. Uh they people lost their minds uh about that book because it dragged into the light something that was always supposed to be secret.”
John Mearsheimer As I like to say, when Stephen I wrote the original article on the lobby in 2006 and then we wrote the book… 2
Discussed
“As I like to say, when Stephen I wrote the original article on the lobby in 2006 and then we wrote the book in 2007, I don't think either one of us ever imagined that we would be at the point we are now at today.”
Discussed
“I think in principle that he'd love to do that, but I've written a book with Steve Walt on the Israel lobby. And there is absolutely no question in my mind that if President Trump gets rough with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Netanyahu will turn to the lobby and the lobby will force Trump to back off.”
Candace Owens Hi Candace, I'm currently reading The Israel Lobby by John Mearsheimer and in the book it talks about how t… 1
Discussed
“Hi Candace, I'm currently reading The Israel Lobby by John Mearsheimer and in the book it talks about how the Israeli government gave Jerry Falwell, Liberty University's founder, Jerry Falwell Sr., a $2 million jet in 1979.”
John J. Mearsheimer Uh do you know Abe Foxman, the former head of the ADL wrote a book attacking our book before our book came… 1
Discussed
“Uh do you know Abe Foxman, the former head of the ADL wrote a book attacking our book before our book came out that was due to come out the same day our book was supposed to come out. Uh actually actually yeah he wrote a book Abe Foxman that was a direct attack on our book before our book”
Nick Fuentes I read the Israel lobby by Mir Shimemer and Steven Wall And they break it down very succinctly that there's… 1
Discussed
“I read the Israel lobby by Mir Shimemer and Steven Wall And they break it down very succinctly that there's no real strategic benefit.”
Robert Pape This is in the Israel lobby. John Mirshimer and Steve Walt's book, they lay it out. Um, and it's fun fundam… 1
Discussed
“This is in the Israel lobby. John Mirshimer and Steve Walt's book, they lay it out. Um, and it's fun fundamentally, it's a very simple story, which is that although anybody can give money to elections, it's a it's a free and open process.”
Scott Horton Now their book is called The Israel Lobby and American Foreign Policy. It came out in 2007. 1
Discussed
“Now their book is called The Israel Lobby and American Foreign Policy. It came out in 2007.”
Tucker Carlson Back in 2007, he and a friend of his from Harvard called Steven Walt wrote a book on the so-called Jewish l… 1
Discussed
“Back in 2007, he and a friend of his from Harvard called Steven Walt wrote a book on the so-called Jewish lobby, Apac and whole constellation of nonprofits in Washington that seek to steer the US Congress and the executive of the White House to giving Israel more money and more military aid to changing the inherent priorities of American”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“He authored The Tragedy of Great Power Politics and co-authored The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy with Stephen Walt”
Passing
“And the journalist Steve Kinszer has written a book on this that I believe is coming out later this year that explains this phenomenon in great detail.”
Passing
“Yeah, I mean I was listening to the Monk debate with John Mearsheimer and we'll play a clip for him and get get his reaction to to how this went and he was up against with with his partner in writing the Israel Lobby book.”
Plugged
“And that brings us back to the two-state solution, but is you and I were talking about a few minutes ago, it's hard to see how you get a two-state solution. And the end result of this conversation is utter despair.”