Preface -- The Christian harbingers of Zionism -- Lobbying for the Balfour Declaration -- The road to the Balfour Declaration -- Lobbying in Britain during the Mandate -- Early Zionist lobbying in the USA -- American Zionists and the Holocaust -- Lobbying for Israel in twentieth-century America -- Lobbying for Israel in twenty-first-century America -- The war against American civil society -- Lobbying for Israel in twenty-first-century Britain -- Conclusion -- Afterword: 7 October and the future.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In 1896, a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today the overwhelming majority of Jews identify as Zionists. How did this happen? Ilan Pappe unveils how over a century of aggressive lobbying changed the map of the Middle East. Pro-Israel lobbies convinced British and American policymakers to condone Israel's flagrant breaches of international law, grant Israel unprecedented military aid and deny Palestinians rights. Anyone who questioned unconditional support for Israel, even in the mildest terms, became the target of relentless smear campaigns. Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic shows us how an unassailable consensus was built--and how it might be dismantled"--Publisher's website.