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Opinion How Demonizing Iran Deal Supporters Brings Out Worst in Israel
Israeli police beefed up security last week for the American ambassador, Dan Shapiro, after he received a series of death threats related to U.S. support for the Iran nuclear deal. At least three explicit death threats were delivered in writing last Wednesday alone, following an undisclosed number in the preceding days to his home and…
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Fast Forward Mitch McConnell Admits Iran Deal Will Likely Pass
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the United States Congress would likely not muster the two-thirds majority needed to reject the recent accord over Iran’s nuclear program. To reject the agreement, a majority of Congress would need to vote against it, which is likely, and then garner a two-thirds majority to overcome President Obama’s promised…
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News How Iran’s Jews Survive in Mullahs’ World
The first thing I noticed about Shahab Shahamifar as we strolled to synagogue on a Saturday morning in July was his yarmulke. It was a medium-size, black knitted one, and he was wearing it as we walked the busy streets of Tehran. Then I noticed that no one looked up. Later, when the rabbi went…
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Fast Forward 340 Rabbis Back Iran Deal in Letter to Congress
In a letter to Congress, 340 U.S. rabbis from the major streams of Judaism expressed support for the Iran nuclear deal. The letter sent Monday urges the House of Representatives and Senate to endorse the agreement, in which sanctions are lifted in exchange for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. Noting that “we are deeply concerned…
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Opinion Don’t Buy the Story Iran’s Government Is Selling You
I have no doubt that the Forward’s Larry Cohler-Esses has . The trouble is, he seems to have seen and learned only a sliver of a vastly more nuanced and tangled reality. As a result, he ends up reinforcing some half-truths, served up by the regime to well-meaning foreign media, which they take up and…
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Opinion The Forward Discovers the Real Iran — Not Netanyahu’s Caricature
Over the course of the past 25 years, the image of Iran presented by the Israeli government has become increasingly simplistic, one-dimensional, void of any nuance — in short, incomplete at best and inaccurate at worst. The Iranian government itself has contributed greatly in reducing the image of Iran to an invariably menacing entity with…
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Opinion 5 Most Common Misconceptions About Iran
Americans have a long way to go before they will be able to cast off misconceptions about Iran, which have been nurtured by nearly 40 years of estrangement between the two nations, and which are now fueling opposition to the nuclear deal. has been effective in providing a more balanced perspective on Iranian life than…
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Fast Forward After ‘Oven’ Gaffe, Mike Huckabee Plans Israel Trip
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will arrive in Israel this week to raise campaign funds and discuss the recently signed accord on Iran’s nuclear program. The former Arkansas governor will arrive in Israel on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. A spokesperson saifd the trip would be “brief,” and did not provide further details. Huckabee…
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