Michael Lind produced a cover piece on the Israel lobby for the UK publication Prospect in 2002 which concluded, "The truth about America's Israel lobby is this: it is not all-powerful, but it is still far too powerful for the good of the U.S. and its alliances in the Middle East and elsewhere.". Tony Judt, writing in The New York Times, asked rhetorically, "Does the Israel Lobby affect our foreign policy choices?
Michael Lind's 2002 article in Prospect argued that while not all-powerful, the Israel lobby still exerts undue influence on U.S. foreign policy and its alliances in the Middle East and beyond. Tony Judt, writing in The New York Times, questioned whether this lobby impacts American foreign policy choices.