Harvard Dean Steps Down after Study Is Criticized; Authors Call Israel Lobby 'Driving Force Behind' Iraq Invasion

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Byline: Eric Pfeiffer, WASHINGTON TIMES

A widely-criticized study published by Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government that asserts that the Israeli lobby manipulates and damages American foreign policy has led one of its authors to step down as academic dean at the school.

The paper, written by Kennedy School Academic Dean Stephen M. Walt and University of Chicago professor John J. Mearsheimer, asserts that "the Jewish Lobby" is responsible for the Iraq war, the negative Muslim view of the United States and Israel's status as the top recipient of U.S. aid.

They define the lobby as a collective that includes the American Israel Public …