POLI 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Christian Zionism, Democracy Promotion, Arab Lobby In The United States

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 347
• Professor: Julie Norman

Document Summary

Stems from cold war: then shifts from soviet containment to democracy promotion. Arab uprisings: engaged in new egyptian administration to ensure stability despite mb outcome, hypocritical saudi relationship despite non-democracy. Diplomatic un: hard to get resolutions passed in security council because of us, whereas. Military/intelligence: 1970s shift in us-israel relations. Foreign aid: decreased aid to israel, but increased military aid, most aid given to egypt, then iraq, then sudan & jordan, then israel, then. Most aid goes back to us through purchase of american products National: soviet containment, cheap oil supply, moral commitment with israel, military industrial complex; intelligence. Christian zionists conservative, literal interpretation of bible. E. g. arab more financial, israeli more political. Difficult to make specific decisions on policy or state where they stand: e. g. Obama on settlements got a lot of heat. More focus on peace process rather than specifics.