What Is the Israel Lobby?

1. Click on the following link and listen carefully to the 23 mn "Audio" (July 23, 2014) in which Grant Smith provides an answer to the question: "What Is the Israel Lobby?" http://scotthorton.org/interviews/2014/07/23/072314-grant-f-smith 2. Read carefully "How big is the Lobby and what does it do? An overview of the 501 (c) universe" at http://israellobbyus.org/transcripts/1.1Grant_SmithT.htm (you can also watch the video for 27 minutes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWe5n6aWOZQ&list=PLqnzBdOyKbnY_yD-_ogEw6DqZNKrBIH2q) 3. Review carefully the definition of the Israel lobby as suggested by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt on pages 112-114 of the textbook. 4. Based exclusively on the above sources, write a 250-350 word essay in which you provide your OWN concise and inclusive definition of the Israel lobby (what is the Israel lobby?). Sources for homework assignments must be cited briefly and ONLY between parentheses in the text.