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Politics● LowAug 24 · Aug 24, 2026, 5:17 PM

Israel's Lobby: More powerful and more unpopular than ever

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The pro-Israel lobby is dominating American headlines during the current election because of its outsized role in competitive House and Senate races — a role that's drawn scrutiny as Israel's popularity among American voters declines.Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick’s new book “Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of Foreign Power” unpacks how this network of lobbying groups works to influence American politics, foreign policy, civil liberties and more.Clifton, a Quincy Institute co-founder, and Lustick, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, recently joined Alex Jordan

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