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Fast Forward Obama and Jewish Leaders Exchange Concerns About Iran Deal Debate
(JTA) — President Barack Obama and pro-Israel leaders exchanged concerns about how each side distorts the other’s arguments in the debate over the Iran nuclear deal, and how the distortions are creating divisions in the Jewish community. The meeting Tuesday evening at the White House between Obama and an array of Jewish leaders lasted more…
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Fast Forward Three Top House Dems Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal
Three top Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of representatives came out in opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. Rep. Nita Lowey, the senior Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the top Democrat on the House Middle East subcommittee, and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., who until last year…
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Fast Forward Freshmen Congress Members Travel to Israel Ahead of Iran Vote
Freshmen Congress members will tour Israel with their party leaders and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Congress gears up to consider an Iran nuclear deal Netanyahu vehemently opposes. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the U.S. House of Representatives Minority Whip, will lead another 21 House Democrats on a tour of Israel Aug. 4-10,…
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Fast Forward Obama to Meet With Jewish Leaders For First Time Since Iran Deal
President Barack Obama will meet with Jewish leaders for the first time since world powers reached a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Leaders from an array of Jewish groups will visit the White House on Tuesday afternoon, according to representatives for some of the groups. The meeting will include groups that support and…
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Opinion Why We Should Ignore the Nuts on Both Sides of Iran Deal Debate
Insiders say that mainstream American Jewish organizations are coalescing around opposition to the P5+1 Iran nuclear deal and will work hard to get 13 Democratic senators to give Republicans a veto-proof majority to reject it. Ultimately this would be a self-defeating strategy. But however one feels about the agreement, there are ways to have a…
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News Federations Split as Some Call for Action To Block Iran Deal
The nuclear deal with Iran has already put Jewish politicians in the hot seat. Now, Jewish federations from coast to coast are debating whether to take a stand on the controversial agreement. So far, eight of the larger American federations have issued statements denouncing the deal, which opponents claim poses a danger to Israel, and…
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The Schmooze Morgan Freeman, Voice of God, Wants You To Support The Iran Deal
(JTA) — Actors Jack Black and Morgan Freeman join other big shots, including Queen Noor of Jordan, in a comedic video released Tuesday that plumps for the Iran deal. The celebrities urge Americans to contact their representatives in Washington to encourage them to support the agreement between world powers and Iran, which Congress has until September…
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Opinion The Morning After the Iran Deal Drama Ends
There are Jewish lobbyists, political activists, federation leaders, rabbis, opinion writers and maybe even some ordinary folks who are focused on the day two months from now when the U.S. Congress votes on the nuclear agreement with Iran. Will there be enough votes to sustain President Obama’s signature foreign policy accomplishment? If not, how soundly…
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