A CounterPunch Exclusive
The Power of the Israel Lobby
By WAJAHAT ALI
"......For anyone with even the slightest experience in dealing with the "Israel-Palestine" issue, whether that experience be academic, polemical, political, or even a friendly discussion over coffee, it becomes glaringly obvious the topic is contentious, divisive and, dare I say, explosive. To call it a "powder keg" of a situation would be a glorious understatement.
It is with that understanding and assumption that I conducted this interview in order to achieve, if it all possible, a rational discussion about a tragic conflict producing irrational acts and consequences.
The following is the unedited conversation and interview with the authors regarding their controversial thesis, their critics and detractors, the stifling of academic dissent, foreign policy in the Middle East, and the resulting profound implications for the United State's relationship with the Muslim World in the 21st century......"
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