American Jewish Lobby Group And Its Impact On The Obama Administration 's Middle East Policy

In2008, when Barack Obama ran for the president of United States for the first time, American Jews voted for him by a margin of nearly4-to-1after being assured by Obama himself and by his supporters in the Jewish community that he was a friend and an ally of the State of Israel. However, he has promoted "peace is possible "in The Israeli Palestinian Conflict; what’s more, Barack Obama’s viewed that the state of Israel beared some responsibility for the loss of American "blood and treasure" in the Middle East. What happened to Obama’s attitude? And how should Jewish lobby react to his policy? Does the power of Jewish lobby is in decline?This paper emphasis on American Jewish lobby and its influence on Middle East policy of Obama administration, including their working construction and lobby methods. The most important part of this thesis is how Jewish lobby influence on Middle East policy of Obama administration, especially when his Middle East policy adjustment may has bad effect on Israel. At last, the author tries to use Iran nuclear issue to analyze the power of Jewish lobby.