The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by Mearsheimer and Waltby Mearsheimer and Walt
The most recommended of 5 political science books
People recommend it as the standard source on the influence of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy, citing its detailed, well documented analysis.
People recommend it as the standard source on the influence of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy, citing its detailed, well documented analysis.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well documented analysis
“It’s well documented and easily evident. You can start by reading The Israel Lobby”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Paramount Skydance has completed its $111B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery” “His book "Israel lobby and US foreign policy" is outstanding.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “What happened to the Snowden archive”
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The four most recommended other political science books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policyby Mearsheimer and WaltThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 6 | — | — |
| What's the Matter with Kansas?by Thomas Frank | 4 | 1 | 80% | 4 | — | — |
| The Dictator's Handbookby Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Logic of Political Survivalby Bruce Bueno de Mesquita | 4 | 1 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
| Network Propagandaby Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris and Hal Roberts | 2 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Early drafts of this were sent to Jeffrey Epstein”
“It’s well documented and easily evident. You can start by reading The Israel Lobby”
“His book "Israel lobby and US foreign policy" is outstanding.”
“This is the standard source on the topic.”
“His analysis and interpretation of the Jewish lobby provide excellent answers to a lot of questions.”
“I strongly suggest "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" by Mearsheimer.”
“It was published in 2007 and detailed this entire thing almost 2 decades ago.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.