In March 2006, John Mearsheimer and Walt, then academic dean of the Kennedy School of Government, published a working paper entitled "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" and an article entitled "The Israel Lobby" in the London Review of Books on the negative effects of "the unmatched power of the Israel Lobby."
Pada bulan Maret 2006, John Mearsheimer dan Walt, saat itu masih menjabat dekan akademik Kennedy School of Government, menerbitkan makalah berjudul "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" dan artikel berjudul "The Israel Lobby" di London Review of Books yang menjelaskan efek negatif "kekuasaan lobi Israel yang tak tertandingi."