A new book argues that pro-Israel money and pressure have captured much of Washington and the press, which is bad for open debate but increasingly hard to sustain as public opinion turns.

• Pro-Israel groups now give to almost all of Congress and rank among the top donors to Trump, Biden, Schumer, Jeffries and Johnson.
• The 2010 Citizens United ruling opened the door to that spending, with Sheldon Adelson openly saying he gave because of Israel.
• Public support for Israel is falling across every group, including evangelicals, so the strategy has shifted from winning arguments to shutting them down.
• Reporters and anchors mostly stay quiet out of fear of losing their jobs, not because bosses order them to.
• Blaming criticism of the lobby on all Jewish Americans is itself an anti-Jewish smear, since most American Jews oppose the current Israeli government.

Outlook: Expect more pressure tactics — funding threats to universities, deportation cases against critics — as the lobby loses ground with voters.