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Opinion Israel Security Establishment Breaks With Bibi on Iran Deal
There’s a deep crack emerging in the veneer of wall-to-wall support offered by Israel’s political leadership to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his war against the Iran nuclear agreement. The crack has a name you might recognize: the Israeli security establishment. You know — the folks whose job it is to identify and address threats…
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Breaking News Republicans and AIPAC Step Up Campaign Against Iran Deal
Top Republicans vowed on Wednesday to do their utmost to scrap President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran as the biggest pro-Israel lobby geared up for an all-out campaign next week to pressure wary lawmakers into rejecting the agreement. A bigger push against last week’s historic accord in Vienna was being met with a counter-offensive…
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Breaking News John Boehner Vows ‘Everything Possible’ To Kill Iran Nuclear Deal
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday said he and others in Congress would do “everything possible” to stop a new nuclear deal with Iran from moving forward. “Members of Congress will ask much tougher questions this afternoon when we meet with the president’s team, and because a bad deal threatens the security of…
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Breaking News 48% of Americans Disapprove of Iran Nuclear Deal
A poll by the Pew Research Center has found that nearly half of Americans disapprove of the recent accord over Iran’s nuclear program. The poll, conducted during the past week and released Tuesday, found that 48 percent of Americans who had heard of the agreement disapproved of it, versus 38 percent who approved. The deal,…
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Breaking News Ronald Lauder Slams German Official for Trip to Iran
The head of the World Jewish Congress sharply criticized German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday for his recent visit to Iran, accusing him of putting business interests before morals and calling his approach to Tehran naive. Lured by the prospect of an easing of economic sanctions against Iran following a landmark nuclear deal with…
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News Will Washington Think Tank Swing Iran Debate — and Which Way?
Hours after negotiators in Vienna announced that a nuclear deal with Iran had been reached, the White House sent out a set of talking points to supporters and key activists. One of the documents promised that the deal “exceeds WINEP benchmarks.” WINEP, for those less versed in inside-the-Beltway lingo, is the Washington Institute for Near…
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Breaking News Iran Deal Backed by UN Security Council
The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers but the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guards attacked the resolution, underlining powerful opposition to the deal. U.S. President Barack Obama, who also faces domestic political opposition to the agreement, hailed the United Nations endorsement, saying it showed last week’s accord commanded broad international…
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Opinion On My Last Day as ADL Director, I’m Worried About Iran
Today is the last day of my long tenure as national director of the Anti-Defamation League. It has been a highly satisfactory and meaningful 28 years as director and 50 years as a professional at this prestigious organization. So why am I choosing to write an article on my last day? It is the same…
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