Is being critical of pro-Israeli positions anti-semitic?

National Public Radio's Morning Edition aired a story about "two prominent American professors [who] published their research on the U.S. relationship with Israel" and how their "conclusions set off a firestorm of debate. " You can read (or listen) to the entire story here.

The professors' research is available online through the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government web site.

Deborah Amos, of NPR's Morning Edition, summarized the research paper as follows:

U.S. support for Israel has been unwavering, but it is sometimes inconsistent with American interests.

The professors ask: Why has the United States been willing to set aside its own security to advance the interests of another state? Their answer is what they call "the unmatched power of the Israel lobby."

The authors state the lobby includes Americans in the Clinton administration, more in the Bush administration, along with Christian evangelicals, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, even editors at prominent American newspapers.

The paper has generated substantial debate on both sides as to the accuracy of the conclusions.

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