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Fast Forward Joe Biden Pushes Iran Deal to South Florida Jews
Vice President Joe Biden tried to reassure Jewish leaders in south Florida on Thursday that President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran would be a vital step toward making the world a safer place. Biden, on a two-day trip to the political swing state of Florida as he explores a potential 2016 White House run,…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Plans Speeches to Jews Amid White House Buzz
Vice President Joe Biden will speak at a Jewish community center in south Florida and at an Atlanta synagogue this week. Biden will speak Thursday morning at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, in Broward County, Fla., on Thursday morning. Thursday evening, Biden will speak on the topic “Challenges Facing the U.S. and…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Will Push Iran Deal in Miami Jewish Meeting
Vice President Joe Biden will meet with American Jewish leaders in Florida to make the case for the Iran nuclear deal. Biden, who is pondering a campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election, will appear at a small roundtable event in Miami on Sept. 3, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Florida…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Sends Condolences to Biden Over Son’s Death
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences to Vice President Joe Biden on the death of his son, Beau. Beau Biden, the attorney general of Delaware, died Sunday of brain cancer. He was 46. “Vice President Biden spoke many times to me about Beau over the years, we’ve known each other for many, many…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden’s Son Beau Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 46
Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, died on Saturday after battling brain cancer, the vice president said. He was 46. “The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words,” Vice President Biden said in a statement released by the White House. “We know that Beau’s spirit will live on…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Vows No Iran Deal That Threatens Israel
Seeking to ease U.S.-Israeli tensions, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Israel delivery of top-flight fighter jets next year to maintain its military edge and vowed that any final nuclear deal with Iran would ensure Israel’s security. Addressing an Israeli Independence Day celebration in Washington, Biden insisted that Barack Obama “has Israel’s back,” despite…
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Fast Forward Biden Tells Iran Not To Expect Instant Sanctions Relief
An Iran nuclear deal will not include substantial sanctions relief at the front end, Vice President Joe Biden said. “If at the front end they expect there to be total sanction relief or significant sanction relief, there will be no deal,” Biden said in an address in Cambridge, Mass., on Friday to a Democratic political…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Lights Menorah With Praise for Jews
Jewish notions of religious freedom so informed the American ethos that it is “is fair to say that Jewish heritage is American heritage,” Vice President Joe Biden said at a menorah lighting in front of the White House. Biden, attending the event Tuesday organized by American Friends of Lubavitch, cited the work of Emma Lazarus,…
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