Israel Lobby In The United States
The Israel lobby (at times called the Zionist lobby or sometimes the Jewish lobby, even though it's a political and not religious lobby) is the diverse coalition of those who, as individuals and as groups, seek to influence the foreign policy of the United States in support of Zionism, Israel or the specific policies of its government. The lobby consists of both Christian-American and Jewish-American secular and religious groups.
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