Kallab Debbih, FerialBadi, Rima2020-01-302020-01-302019http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9021The present dissertation is intended to study the power and role of the Jewish lobby in influencing the US foreign policy mainly in the Middle East arena during Barack Obama's administration; 2009 to 2016. To give a consistent explanation about the significant role of the Jewish lobby in shaping the U.S. foreign policy, hostility towards Iran is taken as a case study. The work discusses the structure of the Jewish lobby and the penetration mechanisms used by its members to control and formulate decision-making inside the White House. More to the point, this study provides an overview about the impact of the Jewish lobby on Obama administration's foreign policy towards several Middle Eastern countries: Palestine, Egypt and Iraq. This work draws special attention to the history of the American-Iranian relations, particularly, after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, and how the Jewish lobby influenced these relations from Ronald Reagan administration to Barack Obama's administration. Eventually, the current work elucidates the manner in which the Jewish lobby exerted influence upon Obama administration's foreign policy towards Iran.enMiddle EastThe Jewish lobbyForeign policyOther