Israeli ambassador to House Democrats: Don’t fret about killing Iran deal
Politico reports: Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer’s message to House Democrats is simple: don’t worry about voting against the Iran deal, because no matter what, the U.S. will not allow the Islamic...
View ArticleIsrael could lose America’s Democrats for a generation
James Traub writes: Last week, I went to hear Secretary of State John Kerry defend the Iran nuclear deal at the Council on Foreign Relations. Richard Haass, president of the organization, began by...
View ArticlePollard’s release and the shame of American Jews
Noah Feldman writes: I’m relieved that the nightmare of Jonathan Pollard’s imprisonment is about to be over. Not because I feel any sympathy whatsoever for the convicted spy who will be paroled in...
View ArticleGod’s chosen senator, Chuck Schumer, stands with Netanyahu in opposing Iran deal
The New York Times reports: The decision by Senator Chuck Schumer to oppose President Obama’s deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program rattled the Democratic firewall around the accord, but supporters said...
View ArticleObama challenges AIPAC on Iran deal
The New York Times reports: President Obama had a tough message for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or Aipac, the powerful pro-Israel group that is furiously campaigning against the Iran...
View ArticleIran deal furor reveals a split among Jewish Americans
Lisa Goldman reports: The frenzied lobbying in Washington over the international deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program has drawn attention to two unprecedented ruptures — both of which potentially have...
View ArticleOn the Iran deal, American Jewish ‘leaders’ don’t speak for most Jews
Todd Gitlin and Steven M. Cohen write: The conflict over the Iran deal has exposed a substantial rift between American Jews and the groups generally known as “the Jewish leadership,” “major Jewish...
View ArticleAIPAC tells Congress: You can vote down Iran deal because Obama can implement...
M.J. Rosenberg writes: Bob Satloff, an old AIPAC hand, who now runs AIPAC’s think-tank, the Washington Institute For Near East Policy (which AIPAC created as its “intellectual front” in 1985) has let...
View ArticleCheap claims of anti-Semitism can’t change reality of Iran deal lobbying
Lara Friedman writes: There is an old truism that holds that the best defense is a good offense. Or, more colloquially, when you find yourself in hot water, flip the script and go on the attack. Allies...
View ArticleEuropeans shocked by efforts of Israel lobby to block Iran deal
The New York Times reports: In the United States, pro-Israel groups have spent heavily on a campaign to block the deal in the Congress, organizing meetings with Israeli diplomats and a videoconference...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson and the wave of TV ads opposing the Iran deal
A recent headline at The Intercept seems to have been crafted to deceive its readers: “Wave of TV Ads Opposing Iran Deal Organized By Saudi Arabian Lobbyist” Parse those words very carefully, avoid the...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s lackeys storm the airwaves in an ad war against the Iran deal
Bloomberg reports: Nationally, 14 groups have spent an estimated $14 million to run about 24,600 TV spots arguing for and against the Iran agreement in 55 local broadcast markets and national cable,...
View ArticleHow the Iran deal will pass — and why it should
Fred Kaplan writes: It’s looking more and more like Benjamin Netanyahu committed a strategic blunder in so ferociously opposing the Iran nuclear deal and in rallying his American allies to spend all...
View ArticleAmerican generals and admirals lobbying for Israel against Iran deal
Given the uncritical admiration many Americans have for men in military uniforms, it wasn’t surprising to see the White House’s effort to promote the Iran deal enlisting support from three dozen...
View ArticleIran deal opens a vitriolic divide among Jewish Americans
The New York Times reports: The attacks on Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, since he announced his support for the nuclear accord with Iran have been so vicious that the National...
View ArticleHow AIPAC failed to block the Iran deal
The Washington Post reports: Not since George H.W. Bush was president has the American Israel Public Affairs Committee sustained such a public defeat on an issue it deemed an existential threat to...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson is ready to buy the presidency
Jason Zengerle writes: In a few weeks, when the nuclear deal Barack Obama negotiated with Iran comes before Congress, it’s all but certain that not a single Republican will vote in support of it. With...
View ArticleAIPAC suffers stinging political defeat
The New York Times reports: Officials at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee knew the odds were against them in the fight to block President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran from surviving a...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. should not provide Israel with the GBU-57 bunker buster or the...
Kingston Reif writes: In the aftermath of the Republican-controlled Congress’ failure to block the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), attention has begun...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson warms to Marco Rubio
Beauty & The Beast: Sheldon Adelson is choosing #Rubio as #Israel's candidate. http://t.co/B0JrE5cw0Y pic.twitter.com/wKltloSqHf — MJ Rosenberg (@MJayRosenberg) October 12, 2015 Politico reports:...
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