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News President Obama Holds ‘Emotional’ Meetings With Jewish Leaders on Iran
President Barack Obama held a “very heartfelt” meetiing with Jewish leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and their concerns about Israel’s security. The extraordinary meeting ran for an hour — far longer than expected — and Obama impressed the leaders with his sincerity and dedication to Israel and…
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Opinion The Sham Logic Behind Iran’s Holocaust Cartoon Contest
Carlos Latuff – Second place winner at the 2006 International Holocaust Cartoon Contest Let’s face it: When Iran announced it would be holding its second International Holocaust Cartoon Contest in May, it was nothing but cheap provocation. That’s it. You don’t have to be a cartoonist — as I am — to take issue with this…
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Opinion Jews Souring on Obama — Bad News for Hillary?
In what could be a warning signal for Hillary Clinton, President Obama’s approval advantage among American Jews dipped during the first quarter of 2015 to its lowest point since he took office in 2009, according to a Gallup poll published today. Obama’s approval rating among Jews averaged 54% over the first three months of the…
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Opinion What Hillary Clinton Needs To Tell the Jews
Getty Images Now that Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid is official, American voters will want to get a whole lot clearer on her policies. For the Jewish community, some of the major questions will revolve, inevitably, around Israel and Iran. And we shouldn’t be surprised if, on these topics, we hear her sounding a more hawkish…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Plans To Plead With Congress To Give Iran Nuclear Diplomacy a Chance
Secretary of State John Kerry will make the case this week to skeptical Republicans and Democrats that the U.S. Congress should give him another two and a half months to secure a final nuclear deal with Iran. In closed briefings with the full House of Representatives scheduled for 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Monday and…
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Fast Forward President Obama Pushes Iran Deal With Jewish Meetings
The Obama administration’s effort to sell the Iran nuclear deal to the Jewish community kicked up a notch with two meetings scheduled on the same day between the president and Jewish leaders. President Barack Obama will attend two White House meetings Monday with Jewish leaders on Monday — one with organizational leaders, and a second…
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Fast Forward Israel and Iran Experts Cooperate on Nuclear Test Panel
Iran and Israel have been cooperating under the auspices of an international body set up to monitor a ban on nuclear bomb tests, its director said on Monday. Negotiated in the 1990s, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty enjoys wide global support but must be ratified by eight more nuclear technology states – among them…
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Fast Forward Will Iran Deal Spur Push for Israel Unity Government?
(Reuters) — Concerns over Iran’s nuclear negotiations and the need to repair relations with the White House may push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek to form a national unity government with his center-left rivals. Political analysts pointed on Monday to a new position paper from the main challenger that Netanyahu beat in last…
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