The US foreign policy stance on Israel-Palestine has shifted considerably in recent years from
a position of "Israel only" to one which embraces both Israel and Palestine in a call for
peace. This volume assesses why the US stance has evolved in the way that it has concluding
that while international factors cannot be overlooked developments within the United States
itself are also crucial. After years of vacillating on Palestinian national aspirations
the majority of Americans the author notes have come to favor the establishment of an
independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza strip. Considering what accounts
for changes in US policy on Israel-Palestine this volume: delivers a thorough assessment of
the role of international and domestic factors in shaping US policy in this area considers how
US policy has evolved from the Camp David negotiations of the 1970s up to the occupation of
Iraq in the mid 2000s explores the significance of American public opinion and the pro-Israel
and Arab lobbies in the evolution of US policy The Arab Lobby and US Foreign Policy will be
of interest to students and scholars of Foreign Policy and Political Science Current Affairs
and American Studies. Khalil M. Marrar is Professor at DePaul University USA. He has
served in editorial positions at the Arab Studies Quarterly and the Association of
Arab-American University Graduates.
