October 26, 1984 • Page Image 23
…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS of the so-called Arabists at the State Department as well as their legendary hold over department policy." Under these conditions, Pipes asserts, "lobbies also gain. Put positively, there is special scope for citizen participation and influence in the debate about American policy in the Middle East. Put negatively, the national interest has little role. The ab- sence of ideology increases the role of parochial consider...…

















































