What about the role that Zionists play in American think tanks? e.g. The Brookings Institution. It started off as a neutral think tank of American reformers that steadily moved right from the 60s. It became even more rightist with influence from organisations like the Heritage foundation and the American Enterprise Institute in the. In 2002, Haim Saban pledged 13 million dollars to start the Saban Institute for Middle East policy, a research institute at the Brookings institution. Saban can be understood by this statement:"I'm a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel". And he is tireless If you look up other "American" think tanks, you'll find a similar pattern of influence. Don't you think this has an influence on US policy towards Israel?