Many people here in Europe frequently asks themselves why Israel gets the massive support from the US as it does. Some people think it's because the number of jews living in the US, others think it's because of the interesst the US has in the other countries in the middle east.

Here is a really interessting article that paints a pretty clear picture of the influence that AIPAC has. It takes some time to read and sink-in but it is well worth it. Should be compulsory for most people who wants to be orientated about the state of the world today. Written by John Mearsheimer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mearsheimer) and Stephen Walt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Walt).


Read the article here:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/print/mear01_.html