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Some writers reject the "anti-semitism" appelation. Stephen Walt and co-author John Mearsheimer write: "No discussion of the Lobby would be complete without an examination of one of its most powerful weapons: the charge of anti-semitism. Anyone who criticises Israel’s actions or argues that pro-Israel groups have significant influence over US Middle Eastern policy – an influence AIPAC celebrates – stands a good chance of being labelled an anti-semite. Indeed, anyone who merely claims that there is an Israel Lobby runs the risk of being charged with anti-semitism, even though the Israeli media refer to America’s ‘Jewish Lobby’. In other words, the Lobby first boasts of its influence and then attacks anyone who calls attention to it. It’s a very effective tactic: anti-semitism is something no one wants to be accused of."

In his 2006 speech at Rutgers University, J.J. Goldberg, the editor of The Forward, talked about the power of the Jewish lobby. The New Jersey Jewish Journal wrote: "Goldberg [said] 'We don’t talk about the Jewish lobby. We pretend it doesn’t exist. We pretend we are powerless.' Goldberg thinks Jews should be honest about the political clout they have acquired since World War II, and in a talk Sunday night at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, he called for an open and frank discussion of the “Jewish lobby” as a positive force in the United States."