The Jewish lobby controls Wall Street, Hollywood’s film industry, the international media and – most importantly of all – it is the puppet master behind America’s foreign policy. The myths and legends that have been spun about the influence of Judaism the world over are unparalleled. An all-powerful Jewish lobby is the stereotype for anti Semitic prejudice and conspiracy theories par excellence. This documentary shows that it truly does exist, this much-trumpeted Jewish lobby. Its greatest playing field is Washington D.C., where lobbyism is as American as baseball or apple pie. Here, lobby groups form an industry, which is worth over six billion dollars annually and is one of the largest economic factors in the region. In our exciting search for the Jewish influence on American politics, however, fatally incorrect prejudices are simultaneously destroyed. Because the Jews of America have long since ceased to speak with just one voice. If the Jewish lobby was heretofore seen as a conservative group, which stood unconditionally behind Israel and its policies, this image has since changed utterly. The main reason for this is Barak Obama’s move into the White House. While his predecessors did indeed generally support Israel’s policies without much debate, President Obama is pursuing a political line that apportions to Israel its share of responsibility for the apparently hopeless situation in the Middle East.
The Jewish Lobby
Current Affairs / Politics and Economy, People / Society
- Title: The Jewish Lobby
- Original title: Die jüdische Lobby - Spurensuche in Amerika
- Film by: Uri Schneider
- Format: 45'
- Production: teleaviv productions for SWR
- Year of production: 2010
- Language / subtitle version: German, English

