John Mearsheimer: Israel lobby’s influence on US policy as powerful as ever | UpFront
Marc Lamont Hill talks to scholar John Mearsheimer about US foreign policy and its support for Israel and Ukraine.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 32,000 and caused a widespread humanitarian disaster. As Israel continues its attacks on Gaza and the civilian death toll keeps rising, the US is facing a growing backlash for its military and financial support to Israel.
This week the US abstained from a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution vote, allowing the measure to pass. But the US said the abstention did not signal a change in policy or support towards its ally.
On another front, Russia’s war on Ukraine continues unabated, with casualties mounting. While the US has pledged billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, the legislation has stalled in Congress.
How are the current conflicts and diplomatic tensions affecting Washington’s global standing? And could this signal the end of US unipolarity?
This week on an UpFront special, Marc Lamont Hill speaks to renowned political scientist John Mearsheimer about how US foreign policy could affect the outcomes of these wars.
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1. Congress allocates money to Israel 2. Israel allocates money to AIPAC 3. AIPAC makes "campaign donations" to Congress 4. Loop back to 1
@daraghokane4236
Ай бұрын
The infinite money glitch
@lydiamilanovic1761
Ай бұрын
😂
@user-of4rv5dj2h
Ай бұрын
It is called "Corruption" but they call it "Lobby" aka bribe.
@Kalimdor199Menegroth
Ай бұрын
Just that Congress allocates money to Israel, which in turn goes into purchasing American military tech. So that money goes back into the US economy. It was never a liability.
@ChrisAlbertH47
Ай бұрын
The circle jerk of darkness
John Mearsheimer, I am proud that you defend the truth. You are a true American.
@pamelahays-lx1to
Ай бұрын
Amen!
@Absurd-Woman
Ай бұрын
*He's one of my favorite academics/foreign policy experts. I like him, Jeffrey Sachs, Norman Finkelstein, and Stephen Walt. Although foreign policy is not his expertise, you can add Noam Chomsky to that list. In sum, I like the ones who are grounded in their scholarly work and tell the truth.*
@wahyuindrasto8307
Ай бұрын
Take extra care, John, I fear the Israel lobby has its eyesight on you. Mossad doesn't like what you say to the public. It's probably not hard for them to get somebody clipped.
@Basel-po6jx
23 күн бұрын
@@pamelahays-lx1tomy Pop Pop aa tea töm I’ll köu I’ll tkktiro mal to o😮😢😮😊 Ui
@Basel-po6jx
23 күн бұрын
@@pamelahays-lx1to 8:c Uia iDsü 😢esddttt for so 9:20 try😅😅 as yulôcb😅
I have voted Republican all my life and had always supported Israel. In the past 2 years my position on Israel has completely flipped 180 degrees. I now no longe longer support aid for Israel (of any kind) but it goes even further… I don’t believe Israel is a legitimate state. I know believe that the Palestinians were victims of settler/colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and subjugation through apartheid rule. I see Zionism as racist and as evil as Nazism. I have come to these conclusions simply by learning the true history of the region. If I , a conservative, who was pro Israel came to these conclusions I am certain that I am not unique in a fundamental understanding of the conflict in Palestine. I believe that if Biden, Trump, RFK, or ANY politician laid out a clear policy change to Israel and the Israeli lobby that they would have overwhelming support from across the entire political spectrum. The ambiguity shown by Biden hurts him more than if he simply came out as pro Israel.
@sharif1306
Ай бұрын
Don't think there's any ambiguity on the part of Biden w.r.t. Israel. He's complicit in this genocide funded by your tax dollars.
@frankiewally1891
Ай бұрын
"I`ve been blind, but now I see"...good for you, glad you caught up with the truth.....
@jessiejb4684
Ай бұрын
I have a similar story to you. Cheers!
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
@andrewwentzel, Zionism takes a step beyond the nazis, the nazis just wanted domination over Europe, the Zionists want to bring forward Armageddon - the end of the world.
@ijcht
Ай бұрын
god bless you.
Greetings from Ireland .. BDS apartheid Israel .. Free Palestine!
@user-qf1zg4zz8j
Ай бұрын
Please pass on my deepest respects to Leo Varadker (for making Biden think), Clare Daly for forcing EU to think., and most of all Blinne ni Gralaigh for making the world understand. ❤
@lAbdurRahmanF
Ай бұрын
🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪
@pascalpoussin1209
Ай бұрын
As far as possible I boycott way more western brands... Writing this from my Chinese made, Chinese brand smartphone (though using some western technology).
@boxcutter0
Ай бұрын
Ireland needs to stop being a useless leech, a security freeloader & harbor of corrupt business practices.
@boxcutter0
Ай бұрын
😵💫🤮
Great to see John M get air time on the mainstream. People like him are the real experts
@user-pf7tf3rf1u
Ай бұрын
I agree. He has a great understanding and the interviewer asked good questions.
@boxcutter0
Ай бұрын
lol, I bet you cherry pick tattered narratives from other slimeballs like McGregor or Ritter…
@paulodekina7144
Ай бұрын
@@boxcutter0 You'd do better to listen now, while there's still time
@andreskorge1828
Ай бұрын
@@boxcutter0 Absolutely - WAy better than Hasbara Shills
@andreskorge1828
Ай бұрын
@@paulodekina7144 totaly agree. If only supporters of Zionism could see the danger of huge battles and persecutions looming....... that we speak truth in love and consideration for all.
Global opinion...the US and Israel have shown their true colours.
"Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can't help but think that, before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East." John Sheehan
@paulamarsh1
Ай бұрын
What an abhorrent statement ! This infers that Sheehan does not wish for Israel to exist...
@55liber
Ай бұрын
Spot on .I have been thinking the same thing
@55liber
Ай бұрын
@@paulamarsh1 Why? It's the truth
@gloryxiong6068
28 күн бұрын
@@paulamarsh1 So what? No body except American and European expect Israel to ever exist on the ground of Arab world. It's You and Israel who just stole the land from Palestine!
You are on a roll Aljazeera. Thank you for setting the standard for mainstream journalism you are leaving the others in your wake.
Thank you Al Jazeera for reporting real news not like fake and dishonorable news like the American mainstream news.
$61 billion should be spent in the USA to house the thousands of homeless Americans, which includes families. It could be spent to alleviate the suffering of so many poor and distressed families in the USA.
@nopt1118
Ай бұрын
"Should" is the operative word...
@mahatabdiabdullahi5527
Ай бұрын
US is not as free as you think ! US is under indirect colonial rule.
@boxcutter0
Ай бұрын
We need: More restraint in foreign entanglements & aid, increased cooperation with legit allies, more strength against nefarious adversaries… improve aid to Ukraine!
@sharafkhan9050
Ай бұрын
There is no care for the poor and blacks. They don't have help and still their taxes are subsidizing the genocide.
@dianasmail915
Ай бұрын
CORRECT
A good question would be:”how much of the US 3 billions aid to Israel goes to AIPAC?”
@user-jg5ut9xj1e
Ай бұрын
And how much of a :"cut" do the politicians get for keeping the gravy train running?
@slim1one
Ай бұрын
Isr@e! gets almost $4 billion a year in military aid alone. They also get additional aid for other things, totalling over $10 billion a year, every year. Right now they are getting a lot more due to their slawter in Gazzah.
@nmok-hy8ke
Ай бұрын
3 billion in only the declared amount, the indirect amounts and benefits are about 60 times that!
@PuroleaDF1111
Ай бұрын
@@nmok-hy8ke You are probably right, the amount is probably bigger. the truth is taking the stairs to be revealed. Slowly in the morning. Not too fast in the afternoon.
@user-jg5ut9xj1e
Ай бұрын
@@nmok-hy8ke Moloch money magic. Fractional reserve lending.
AIPAC is working on behalf of Israel interest, not for US interest.
@AR-zq5qg
Ай бұрын
In fact, AIPAC is ANTI-US and works to the detriment of the American people.
@kamaldaud2782
29 күн бұрын
The US President is working for AiPAC not America.
@omzabz491
14 күн бұрын
aipac is a israeli zionist lobby for about caring about us interest
Wow, Marc Lamont is an asset. His interview with Dr. Mearsheimer was comprehensive. They covered the Lobby! Ukraine, unipolar vs multipolar competition, and China. Excellent conversation with peer to peer intellects. Keep it up Al Jazeera, in your pursuit of the truth.
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
He's good when it's calm like this but not as good as his predecessor when it gets rough & someone needs to be pulled up for lying. Mehdi Hasan hosted the show for the first 5 years & he's still definitely worth following now.
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
Try @zeteo_news
@DictumMeumPactum
Ай бұрын
@@alanhat5252Knocking down Mr Lamont in order to elevate Mr Hassan is frivolous and redundant. The two men have their strengths and shortcomings
@Jupagamiable
Ай бұрын
Fully agreed. An interviewer genuinely seeking the truth.
Listen to Mearsheimer, people! His analysis is rational, realistic, and sound. Look for other posts outside of Western MSM for more of his analysis.
@Realone1000
Ай бұрын
Concur
@j.o.1516
Ай бұрын
Not only is it rational, realistic and sound, but almost everything he has said would happen in Ukraine, has happened, just as he said it would. You can find videos of him giving talks as far back as 2015 on what wouild likely happen, if NATO tried to recruit Ukraine to their alliance, and now 9 years later, everything has turned out exactly as he predicted it would.
@lauradunbar7443
Ай бұрын
@j.o.1516 Absolutely true! Of course, anyone who has paid any attention to what the Russians have been saying about proposed NATO expansion not only into Ukraine, but into Georgia (north Atlantic? 🤔) as well, since even before 2008, has seen that the current situation was coming.
I'm glad that John Mearsheimer is finally coming live on mainstream media
@Ha1a_r
Ай бұрын
Mainstream media control over the narrative is over.
@patrycjamalinowska9466
Ай бұрын
Better late than never.
@pauldunn6361
Ай бұрын
Lamont should ask Mearsheimer about his visit to Victor Orban
They have blackmail on all our politicians.
@user-jg5ut9xj1e
Ай бұрын
J Epst3in was their guy who helped them put pdfile politicians into their pockets. How else would you explain a substitute teacher becoming a billionaire and having all that immunity?
@deidresable
Ай бұрын
Yes now people are noticing
@annamarie2557
Ай бұрын
I know right! They use Pegasus!
@taliasya2273
Ай бұрын
Go google your political reps. Even the Dems are taking big $$$ from Israel. How do you think they become millionaires+?
@davidturner8637
Ай бұрын
@@deidresableyes, the result of the rape of Gaza will be that most moral American citizens will realize that their government has been purchased by the Israeli lobby. Certainly, more than a handful of our senators and congressmen must know that genocide is immoral. Their choice is to speak out against the rape of Gaza or stay in their position of power, and they are choosing power. Remember, this is the system that we have been telling the whole world is the best and the brightest. To quote Madeline Albright "If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future." The whole world now is getting to see what we truly stand for. I am sad and disgusted.
What a brilliant person Mr Mearsheimer is !!!
@user-wl1cp7xy2b
Ай бұрын
You should have seen him in class at The University of Chicago. 🎉🎉🎉
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
@@user-wl1cp7xy2byou _can_ see that, it's on KZread!
Thank you reporting the truth brother.
@paulburick1506
Ай бұрын
Money is power. Run out of money,run out of power. Keep spending Biden.
Gaza incident has waken up a lot of American about the strength of Israeli influence in US as indicated by John M.
@MohamedSamir-cl4ev
Ай бұрын
Yes, Palestinian have been losing their lives for their liberty and for the world to wake up.
@terrylovesenegal
Ай бұрын
"Incident"?
I like professor as he talks hard facts.
@davidcald5975
Ай бұрын
❤❤
@norman_5623
Ай бұрын
They're both professors. Marc Lamont Hill is a professor at CUNY. Mearsheimer has a tremendous command of facts and logic, but Hill is one of the few interviewers who is smart enough to take advantage of Mearsheimer by asking the right questions. When CNN fired Hill, that shows you how influential The Lobby is.
John gets it. Democracy isn’t influenced by voters and the people; it’s influenced and run by lobbies. The day I learned about this reality of American politics 20 years ago, I began laughing at the idea that were a democracy.
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
You've got your Second Amendment to straighten it out with, that's what it's for!
@canaconn2388
Ай бұрын
The United States of America was never a democracy. It was a Constitutional Republic.
@DebraCole-dr5fy
Ай бұрын
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? This is a huge issue for me . Been writing to my congresspeople. Little drop in the bucket.
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
@@DebraCole-dr5fy yes a little drop, but there's millions of little drops that add up to quite a lot. Keep writing!
John Mearsheimer never disappoints with his vast pool of knowledge. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Bravo 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
FREE PALESTINA 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@hassu2149
Ай бұрын
NEVER forget what those zionist bastards are doing
It is always a good use of time to listen to John Mearsheimer.
Usa 🇺🇸should use 3 billion dollars for student debt relief and universal health care rather than giving to foreign countries. Ban on lobbying group
@truthbehindthehiddenfaces8895
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 Zionists own you
@da7me22
Ай бұрын
How about homeless care
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
Neither of those cost money, they actually _make_ money for the nation because tax revenues go up. Every country that's done it has proved that. Reducing homelessness does the same.
It didn't take John to say "It's because of the lobby". Its been well known for quite some time. Ilhan Omar was jumped all over when she made the statement "It's all about the Benjamins", but she was absolutely spot on.
The bigger problem are the evangelicals
@carahiggs7157
Ай бұрын
Fanatical religious genocidal psychopaths
@user-pf7tf3rf1u
Ай бұрын
Yes, and the lobby uses them even though it thinks they are idiots.
@Hesham_MK
Ай бұрын
@@user-pf7tf3rf1u You nailed it
@DaxBruce-kv4vf
Ай бұрын
You mean the Fascigenicals 😁🧐🤯😶🌫️
@ljmolly4029
Ай бұрын
It's wild that the zayos are in bed with the wacky evangelicals, the latter of whom would imagine Jesus returning and all the hebrew folks going to burn in he-double hockey sticks!😂
Love to hear professor Mearsheimer speak
Another Amazing Interview by the Amazing Marc Lamont Hill! yall be sure to look my boy up after this. He gets WAY more into the nitty gritty about this conflict.
@sleepercell1679
Ай бұрын
I'll give him credit he was playing devil's advocate with the professor because he's on the side of Gaza not Israel, that's good interview technique take opposing sides even if you don't believe it to revoke a response you wantn
@norman_5623
Ай бұрын
When you're a PhD, you know these things.
@niloticnya
Ай бұрын
I think he was the guy in the Cheesecake Factory clip on CNN a few years ago lol
Very knowledgeable folk on international politics and somewhat unbiased...like to listen to this guy
These developments have been discussed in detail at Novara media.
@user-qf1zg4zz8j
Ай бұрын
Total respect for Novara media.
@alanhat5252
Ай бұрын
Not really, they're English so haven't got the insight or the connections Mearsheimer has.
Very wise guest! Bravo, both!
Victims need to unite to make fundamental changes to a geopolitical order that is unjust
@frankiewally1891
Ай бұрын
You forget one thing ,my friend ,Jews have outmaneuvered all the competitors in the "poor me-victim" game ;they have been doing it for centuries and they persuaded the "chrishchuns" of their choseness,which finally pays off in total abandonment of respecting the common bonds, which unite humanity. Remember; the idiots :chrishchuns" believe that through the Jewish banditry will come salvation of the world. You,see,I told you, they are the real masters.
I will order his book right now😮
@lauradunbar7443
Ай бұрын
Highly recommended!
@user-vp2lz4qu5v
Ай бұрын
@@lauradunbar7443i have already read it. Details explanation on how aipac work
Thank you Al jazeera❤️
Thank you! 🫶
That was a Really Good Interview... Extensive insight...
I think Al Jazeera is changing. Other day I saw Jeffrey Sachs, today John Mearsheimer. I want to see Scott Ritter on Al Jazeera soon. Change Al Jazeera change.... you can do it.
The Iraqi war dug a whole for USA and the Gaza war is sinking USA in the whole. What would be next?
@shreddedguy679
Ай бұрын
Attacking Russia
@protohass
11 күн бұрын
America's attempts at keeping the middle east down has strengthend iran Iraq Yemen and the Palestinians because sanctioning and creating a blockade allows those countries to make their own weapons and foothold in the middle east after 20 years of u.s. occupation and Isreal occupying and killing Palestinians has finally caught up to them they should have respected the middle east sovereignty and gave the Palestinians a state
John Mearsheimer, so wise, humble and clear.
It is very sad people like John Mearshiemer are not listened to by policy makers in the US
Very informative discussion and so necessary.
my brother lamont'!!! i love your interviews....keep it up!! i salute prof mearsh
Thank u John for speaking the truth.
This guy is super! He is frank and honest in his presentation this is the kind of professor one will be proud listening to unfortunately the so called western and American interliegential hate to listen to or accommodate
Thank you so much Professor Mearsheimer and Mr. Marc Lemont for your great analysis. ❤❤❤❤❤
The Lobby and the US-Congress: "Corruption"
Everyday, U.S citizens wake up poor and wondering why we sent money when we need it in our home...
Great interview. Well done by the host with serious and challenging questions laying out multiple avenues of thought. A pleasure to watch. And obviously also containing some very potent messages.
Genuinely enjoyed this interview.
The US public should be grateful to Dr Mearsheimer to discuss issues that the public has been kept in the dark for so many years. The Jewish Lobby has harmed the US immeasurably. Thank you
Great coverage, thank you
Love Mers heimer, he knows whats up and speaks truth to power. Appreciate you, Lamont ! Cease fire now Feed the people of Gaza now 🇵🇸❤️
Thank you my Professor!
It is called blackmailers blackmailing for their own sinister interests.
I wish our members of Congress/ senators in Pennsylvania would listen to Mr. Mearsheimer.
@Realone1000
Ай бұрын
They know everything he is saying . They are just bought
Love Marc and John ❤
We need more people like John Mearsheimer. Uncorrupted with dirty money.
❤❤❤ best show
Great job, both of you! Thoughtful questions, thoughtful answers, and respect among parties. Thank you.
@busyb8676
Ай бұрын
We are hurting Israel when we support men like Netanyahu and his cronies. Many of we older voters have been awakened by this travesty and our lack of real understanding of the history of the formation of Israel. I cannot vote for Biden because of his lapdog like support of Netanyahu. I wish he would resign from running because I think he will lose because of his support for Israel and this genocide.
I appreciate you, Mr. Mearsheimer. I pretend you're my grandpa. Thanks for being so real and true ❤️
Such a great assessment in the last few minutes. Good question. GREAT answer.
Put constraints on aipac
@RaihanAhmed
Ай бұрын
Constraints? They should be banned and criminally charged for creating this massive problem.
Always appreciate insights from John Mearsheimer! Thank you for giving him ample time to elaborate, not just a sound bite.
Great interview.
Marc Lamont Hill, thank you for asking some questions I have not found the answers to before.
Mirscheimer..... the video "Isreal Lobby" wonderful
Enlightening
Who is making most money on these weapons? I bet those companies are headed by certain people
@andreskorge1828
Ай бұрын
And their stock prices are likely growing
Why did I always think this man was on a wheelchair?😢
@ruthokelley5833
Ай бұрын
Me too…just today I realized it was the design in that chair…Lol
@sharafkhan9050
Ай бұрын
@@ruthokelley5833 you're still sleeping.
@sharafkhan9050
Ай бұрын
Maybe you're in a wheel chair!
@ruthokelley5833
Ай бұрын
@@sharafkhan9050 is that the best thought you had today? 😕
@sharafkhan9050
Ай бұрын
@@ruthokelley5833 better than yours
We enjoyed too listening to John's perspectives. It's being educative. THANX
Great video always wonderful and informative and helpful for me and the world
He made VERY GOOD points. Well said.
Fabulous interview: John Mearsheimer is incredible...and Marc Lamont Hill skillfully navigates the subjects to provide a huge buffet of intelligent mental nuggets for the audience to chew on these complex and crucial topics of our time.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." How is our "unconditional support" in the form of LAWS providing financial and military support to an expressly Jewish state anything other than a violation of the 1st Amendment?!
It’s time to register AIPAC as a foreign agent
Excellent! Thank you
This interview is spot on 👍
FREE JULIAN ASSANGE
John mearsheimer is absolutely right
I love that KZread feels the need to give a disclaimer below the video title to let you know that this is not American propaganda.
Straight questions, straight answers. Unusual for corporate media ! 😅
The US might collapse under the weight of their debt alone.
Policy makers using such nice words to describe and cover up their atrocities and genocide. "Lobby, implicit, influence, aid etc"
An incredible journalism! Thank you,
Very intelligent conversation. I hope every adult in this country should watch this discussion. The unquestioned support for Israel drives me ape. Biden must be made an example of to dusuad other politicians.
It's a long-term strategy. The US has always planned to enact regime change in Iran for its own benefit and Israel will remain a 'special friend' for as long as they remain integral to this plan.
@alexsolosm
Ай бұрын
It is just a money laundering exercise for the CEOs of military contractors and weapons suppliers. You are a fool if you think otherwise.
Brilliant man. I learned a great deal. Thank you for this.
Excellent reporting. Thank you.
JM is in top 5 of where I go to get the truth 👍 👍
@tariqsyed9640
Ай бұрын
Who are other four
the deaths of civilizations
The host did an amazing job with this interview. Stayed on relevant topics, interrupted appropriately to play devil's advocate when needed, and clarified key points. Excellent job.
Great interview
John had to school this interviewer.
@tomalesbay
Ай бұрын
Marc Lamont Hill is no fool, though.
The us is occupied too 😂
Finally, the answer to everything. No more gaslighting. Great speaker.
Thank you for the true honest conversation. 👍
United states of israel but they have better healthcare
China and Russia can easily grow their population
@Warsie
Ай бұрын
It's harder to get a modern wealthy country to grow their population without immigration. And both China and Russia are wealthy enough that their birthrates are relatively low (Russia has an uneven birth rate given the Muslim populations have a higher birthrate) Also the One Child Policy lasted too long so people are used to having only one child now in cities (for China)
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