Fresh Air, Stephen Walt and Abraham Foxman, September 4, 2007

By: Terry Gross

Narrated by: Terry Gross

Hear authors Stephen Walt and Abraham Foxman, and beer expert Michael Jackson, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Stephen Walt is the co-author (along with John Mearsheimer) of the book The Israel Lobby. The book grew out of their controversial article, which was published in the London Review of Books in March 2006. The two examine the impact of the Israel lobby on US foreign policy and argue that support for Israel cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. Walt is a professor of International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Then, Abraham Foxman, the author of The Deadliest Lies, which is his response to The Israel Lobby. Foxman argues that the article "serves merely as an attractive new package for disseminating a series of familiar but false beliefs about Jews, Israel." And, he says, it perpetuates the myths of Jewish conspiracies, power, self-interest, and control. Foxman is national director of the Anti-Defamation League.

Finally, beer guide Michael Jackson died last Thursday at the age of 65 of a heart attack. He wrote the Pocket Guide to Beer (The Connoisseur's Companion To Over 1000 Beers of the World), The Great Beers of Belgium, and The World Guide to Beer. He also starred in the documentary series The Beer Hunter. Jackson lived in England. (Original Airdate: 4/16/1991) [Broadcast Date: September 4, 2007]

Then, hear more from Abraham Foxman.

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