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Breaking News Undecided Democrats Face Intense Pressure on Iran Deal
As he weighed whether to support President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, Representative Donald Norcross was showered with the sort of attention rarely shown to junior members of the U.S. Congress. The New Jersey Democrat, a former labor union leader, met with Obama and other Democrats twice in the White House. He listened to…
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Opinion The Game-Changing Iran Report That Bibi Fears
Israel’s military intelligence corps has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a surprising report assessing the opportunities and threats that the Iran nuclear deal poses for Israel. What’s startling about the report is not its substance, which is mostly a predictable mix of standard arguments presented for and against the deal: No nukes for 10 years,…
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News 26 Top Jewish Leaders Back Iran Deal in New York Times Ad
Jewish supporters of the Iran nuclear deal have published a full-page New York Times ad backing the agreement signed by 26 current and former prominent communal leaders. The signers include heads of national Jewish organizations, leaders from major federations and former lawmakers, all calling on Congress to approve the deal. “While not perfect, this deal…
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Breaking News White House ‘Confident’ in Watchdog’s Controversial Iran Inspection Plan
A White House spokesman said the administration was “confident” in an agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran that would reportedly let Iran’s hand-picked inspectors examine a suspected weapons site. The Associated Press reported Wednesday on an agreement signed between the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran that would let experts…
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Breaking News Reform Movement Stays Neutral on Iran Deal
The Reform movement released a statement neither supporting nor opposing the recently signed agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Rep. Steve Cohen (D – Tenn.), who is Jewish , said he would support the deal, which lifts sanctions in exchange for Iran curbing its nuclear program. He noted, though, that the deal has flaws and that…
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News How New York’s Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand Split on Iran Deal
Within a few hours on August 6, New York’s two U.S. Democratic senators took sides on the heated debate over the nuclear deal with Iran. Kirsten Gillibrand, the junior senator, announced she’d vote for the controversial agreement. Chuck Schumer, the veteran who is slated to take over next year as Democratic leader of the Senate,…
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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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Breaking News 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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