The size and influence of the Jewish lobby

The Jewish lobby in the United States and across the world is perhaps the most powerful there could ever be of such lobbies. A reading of the book "Gideon's spies: The secret history of the Mossad" will give one a clear idea of and the scope of the influence this lobby wields with governments around the world.

The latest incident where the Jewish lobby has pressurised a country into dealing with a matter is that of the UK's conservative party's. The Conservative party of the UK has links with a Polish and a Latvian parties considered to be anti-semitic. This not only infuriated the Jewish lobby but also made them pressurise the Americans into having a discussion with the Conservative party which is also the main opposition dreaming of getting elected into government next year.

The shadow foreign secretary of the Conservative party is rushing to the US to have a discussion with Clinton on this issue on Wednesday.