Revealed: How pro-Israel lobbying groups influence the Middle East policies of Britain the US
and others In 1896 a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today the overwhelming majority of Jews
identify as Zionists. How did this happen? Ilan Pappe unveils how over a century of
aggressive lobbying changed the map of the Middle East. Pro-Israel lobbies convinced British
and American policymakers to condone Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law grant
Israel unprecedented military aid and deny Palestinians rights. Anyone who questioned
unconditional support for Israel even in the mildest terms became the target of relentless
smear campaigns. Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic shows us how an
unassailable consensus was built – and how it might be dismantled.
