The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America's Interests in the Middle East

by Mitchell Bard

Overview

From “a research scholar with impeccable academic credentials . . . A complete, patient catalogue of the financial details of Saudi influence peddling” (National Review).

While critics claim that a nefarious Israel Lobby dictates U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Arab Lobby in this country is older, richer, and more powerful than the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The Arab Lobby is the first book in more than 25 years to investigate the scope and activities of this diffuse yet powerful network. Author Mitchell Bard courageously explores the invisible alliance that threatens Israel and undermines America’s interests in the Middle East.

“Illuminates the dark side of the massive and largely undemocratic Arab lobbying efforts to influence American policy with regard to the Middle East . . . A must-read.” —Alan M. Dershowitz

“In a pointed response to John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt’s equally scathing The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy (2007), Bard goes full throttle in pursuit of what he sees as a more insidious, if less vociferous behind-the-scenes lobby by the masters of Gulf oil and foes of Israel.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A seriously and timely look at a powerful and remarkably under-studied influence on U.S. foreign policy.” —Tablet

“Extraordinarily well-researched . . . Bard has performed a valuable service with his book, which will be eye-opening to many, even among friends of Israel, who are not aware just how deep and long-lived is the historical animus not only to the actions of the Jewish state itself but also to the very idea of a Jewish state at all.” —Commentary

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061987618
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/15/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	436
Sales rank:	818,680
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Mitchell Bard is an authority on U.S.-Israel relations and has written or edited more than twenty books, including 48 Hours of Kristallnacht: Night of Destruction/Dawn of the Holocaust; Will Israel Survive?; and The Water's Edge and Beyond: Defining the Limits to Domestic Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy. He has a doctorate from UCLA, with a specialty in American politics and international relations.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 The Seeds of the Arab Lobby: The Problem of "Palestine" 1

2 The Arab Lobby Campaign against a Jewish State 17

3 Cold War Competition: Soviets, Suez, Sanction, and Saud 37

4 War and Peace: The Futility of Evenhandedness 51

5 The Petrodiplomatic Complex: Do Saudis Really Have Us Over a Barrel? 67

6 The Lobby Realizes Its Power: The Oil Weapon Is Unsheathed 86

7 Jimmy Carter's Conversion: From Peacemaker to Provocateur 108

8 Arms Sales Fights: The Arab Lobby Knocks Out Its Opponent 137

9 The Lobby Cover-up: The Saudi-Funded War on America 157

10 The Lobby Takes Root: The Day of the Arab American 187

11 From Mavericks to Mainstream: Arab and Muslim Americans Gain Recognition 208

12 God Takes a Side: Christian Anti-Zionists Join the Lobby 240

13 The Diplomatic Alumni Network: The Lobby's Revolving Door 263

14 The Abuse of Academic Freedom: The Lobby Infiltrates the Classroom 284

15 Brainwashing the Children: The Lobby Goes After the Next Generation 322

Conclusion: The Arab Lobby's Nefarious Influence 340

Notes 363

Index 393