{
  "id": 13207786,
  "title": "How did the pro-Israel lobby shape Obama's Middle East policy? | Eli Clifton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/how-did-the-pro-israel-lobby-shape-obamas-middle-east-policy-eli",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:32:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/how-did-pro-israel-lobby-shape-obamas-middle-east-policy-eli-clifton"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Obama's first term was a turning point for the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus in the US. According to Eli Clifton, co-founder of the Quincy Institute and co-author of \"Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power,\" this consensus began to visibly crack during Obama's presidency. Clifton was interviewed by Mohamed Hashem about the influence of the pro-Israel lobby on Obama's Middle East policy during his two terms in office.\n\nThe reports do not provide further details on the specific impact of the pro-Israel lobby on Obama's policy.\n\nIn other news, the US has urged Americans in the Middle East to exercise heightened vigilance due to escalated missile strikes on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}