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Opinion Why Federations Shouldn’t Take Sides on Iran
As the debate about the joint agreement on Iran’s nuclear future reaches into its second month, defying the August doldrums and energizing Washington lobbyists, some American Jews are still making up their minds. Polls are split on the matter, indicating a slight majority for or against the deal, depending on who is asking and how…
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Breaking News Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid Announces Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced his support for the Iran nuclear deal. Reid (D-Nev.) called the deal the “best way” to curtail Iran’s military ambitions, in an interview Sunday with the Washington Post. “This is the best way, the only way, to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon,” Reid said. Reid also told…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Inches Closer to Iran Deal Victory
President Barack Obama is gradually building support in the U.S. Congress for an international nuclear deal with Iran, working the phones to counter lobbying against the pact and sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to support it. Obama needs to win the backing of one-third of either the House of Representatives or the Senate…
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Breaking News Jerry Nadler, Upper West Side Congressman, Will Support Iran Deal
Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, said on Friday he would support the nuclear deal with Iran after President Barack Obama sent him a letter spelling out the merits of the agreement. The deal has flaws but it “gives us the best chance of stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon,” Nadler said in…
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Breaking News Undecided Democrats Face Intense Pressure on Iran Deal
As he weighed whether to support President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, Representative Donald Norcross was showered with the sort of attention rarely shown to junior members of the U.S. Congress. The New Jersey Democrat, a former labor union leader, met with Obama and other Democrats twice in the White House. He listened to…
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Opinion The Game-Changing Iran Report That Bibi Fears
Israel’s military intelligence corps has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a surprising report assessing the opportunities and threats that the Iran nuclear deal poses for Israel. What’s startling about the report is not its substance, which is mostly a predictable mix of standard arguments presented for and against the deal: No nukes for 10 years,…
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News 26 Top Jewish Leaders Back Iran Deal in New York Times Ad
Jewish supporters of the Iran nuclear deal have published a full-page New York Times ad backing the agreement signed by 26 current and former prominent communal leaders. The signers include heads of national Jewish organizations, leaders from major federations and former lawmakers, all calling on Congress to approve the deal. “While not perfect, this deal…
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Breaking News White House ‘Confident’ in Watchdog’s Controversial Iran Inspection Plan
A White House spokesman said the administration was “confident” in an agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran that would reportedly let Iran’s hand-picked inspectors examine a suspected weapons site. The Associated Press reported Wednesday on an agreement signed between the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran that would let experts…
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