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'''The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America’s Interests in the Middle East''' is a 2010 book by former [[AIPAC]] newsletter editor [[Mitchell Bard]].  
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''The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America’s Interests in the Middle East'' is a 2010 book by former [[AIPAC]] newsletter editor [[Mitchell Bard]].  
  
 
==The Case==
 
==The Case==
 
R. M. Schneiderman of Newsweek summarizes its argument as follows:
 
R. M. Schneiderman of Newsweek summarizes its argument as follows:
  
Does Israel have a stranglehold on Washington, corrupting America’s national interests? Quite the contrary, says Mitchell Bard. He argues that an insidious Arab lobby comprised of big oil companies, weapons firms, Middle Eastern despots, Arab-Americans, mainline Christians, and “Arabist” sympathizers within the United States government are secretly conspiring to undermine decision making in the U.S. capital.<ref>R. M. Schneiderman, [http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/we-read-it/2010/09/03/the-arab-lobby-the-invisible-alliance-that-undermines-america-s-interests-in-the-middle-east.html Review of 'The Arab Lobby'], ''Newsweek'', 3 September 2010</ref>
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:Does Israel have a stranglehold on Washington, corrupting America’s national interests? Quite the contrary, says Mitchell Bard. He argues that an insidious Arab lobby comprised of big oil companies, weapons firms, Middle Eastern despots, Arab-Americans, mainline Christians, and “Arabist” sympathizers within the United States government are secretly conspiring to undermine decision making in the U.S. capital.<ref>R. M. Schneiderman, [http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/we-read-it/2010/09/03/the-arab-lobby-the-invisible-alliance-that-undermines-america-s-interests-in-the-middle-east.html Review of 'The Arab Lobby'], ''Newsweek'', 3 September 2010</ref>

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The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America’s Interests in the Middle East is a 2010 book by former AIPAC newsletter editor Mitchell Bard.

The Case

R. M. Schneiderman of Newsweek summarizes its argument as follows:

Does Israel have a stranglehold on Washington, corrupting America’s national interests? Quite the contrary, says Mitchell Bard. He argues that an insidious Arab lobby comprised of big oil companies, weapons firms, Middle Eastern despots, Arab-Americans, mainline Christians, and “Arabist” sympathizers within the United States government are secretly conspiring to undermine decision making in the U.S. capital.[1]
  1. R. M. Schneiderman, Review of 'The Arab Lobby', Newsweek, 3 September 2010