International Relations Researches

International Relations Researches

The role of Israel's lobby in US foreign policy: Iran's nuclear talks and 1 + 5

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Sanaz Tabeafshar 1
Kayhan Barzegar 2
Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour 3
seyed abbas araghchi 4
1 PhD student in International Relations, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
2 Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
3 Professor of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4 Associate Professor of International Relations Faculty of International Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Abstract
In the context of neoclassical realism, this article focuses on the intrinsic interference variables, particularly the role of pro-Israel ethnic groups, and uses the solidarity approach to lobby for US foreign policy. The Israeli lobby in the United States consists of a network of Jewish organizations, including AIPAC and GI Street, which are the most effective and inclusive lobby groups in the country, respectively, as a prominent and successful force in influencing US policies regarding Israel, the Middle East and Iran. The mechanism of AIPAC and JS Street is enforced by the lobbying with Congress, given the nature of the American political system and the prominent role it gives Congress in American policymaking. The main focus of AIPAC is to broadly align US policy with that of hardline right-wing Israel in Israel, so far as it has sought to present it as a threat to international peace and security and to pressure Iran through a boycott of the nuclear pretext. And to support the stalemate in the Iran-5 + 1 negotiations. While JSR has tried to adopt a different approach with the so-called Israeli support for peace support and with the main aim of creating an independent identity against AIPAC by attracting groups outside AIPAC or opposing radical and right-wing policies such as liberal and moderate groups. To show another face of American Jewish society and act as a counterweight to AIPAC. A striking example of this change of approach was Obama's support for Iran in the Iran-5 + 1 nuclear talks.
Keywords
Neoclassical Realism
US Foreign Policy
AIPAC
GeoStrat
Iran's nuclear talks and 5+1
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