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Fast Forward Longest-Serving Jew in Congress Supports Iran Deal
The longest-serving Jewish member of Congress, who is also an Israel backer, said he will support the Iran nuclear deal. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., announced his support in a statement Tuesday explaining his decision. Levin, who has served in the House of Representatives since 1983, called on Congress to “act to bolster the security of…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Says Rejecting Deal Gives Iran ‘Fast Track’ to Bomb
Secretary of State John Kerry told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday he wanted to set the record straight on the Iran nuclear deal and equated walking away from the agreement to giving Tehran a fast track to a nuclear weapon. “There are conclusions that have been drawn that don’t in fact match with the reality of…
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Fast Forward Eliot Engel Sees ‘Number’ of Problems With Iran Deal
The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday he sees “a number of” troublesome issues in the Iran nuclear deal. In remarks prepared for delivery at a hearing with top Obama administration officials, U.S. Representative Eliot Engel said he was troubled by reports about the arrangement reached for…
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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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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Presses Chuck Schumer To Oppose Iran Deal
Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is pressuring a top Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, to block the Iran nuclear deal. Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew who was a vice presidential candidate in 2000, said in an interview that “Chuck is the key” to blocking the deal. Schumer also is Jewish. “I just can’t believe…
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Fast Forward Israelis Insist Jonathan Pollard Release Wouldn’t Help on Iran Deal
(JTA) — Should the U.S. free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard later this year, many in Israel will celebrate the moment that they had hoped and fought for. What Pollard’s release won’t do, officials and analysts said, is make most Israelis feel any better about the nuclear deal with Iran. The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported…
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News Is Love Winning in the Israel-Iran Social Media Wars?
While Israelis from left to right lamented the Iran nuclear deal signed in mid-July, Ronny Edry, a 44-year-old graphic designer in Tel Aviv, took the opportunity to speak directly to Iranians. “We’re coming for Shabbat!!” he wrote on his Facebook page, Israel-Loves-Iran. Three years ago, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened a military strike…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Says Israel Strike on Iran Would Be ‘Huge Mistake’
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it would be a huge mistake if Israel decided to take unilateral military action against Iran over its nuclear program in the future. Kerry was asked in an NBC “Today” show interview if the nuclear deal reached last week between would make it more likely that Israel…
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