Bernie Sanders offered to address Aipac's national conference via live video feed as almost every Israeli prime minister has done and many presidential candidates as well (Romney was the last in 2012). He chose not to speak live because there are a series of extremely important western primaries which may make or break his candidacy. He needed to be … [Read more...]
Obama Seals Deal in Senate: 42 Democrats Voting Yes
Today, four Democratic senators announced their support for the Iran nuclear deal. As of yesterday, there were only 38 Yes votes, which meant that Pres. Obama would've had to exercise a veto to defeat the GOP-Israel Lobby campaign against the agreement. Early today, three senators (Ron Wyden, Gary Peters and Richard Blumenthal) announced almost … [Read more...]
Israeli Ex-Security Chiefs Endorse Iran Nuclear Deal
A liberal Zionist, two-state solution NGO announced that it had secured the endorsement (full statement) of 36 ex-security chiefs from the IDF, Mossad and Shin Bet for the Iran nuclear deal. In truth, the endorsement was not fulsome. There wasn't even an explicit, "we support the Iran nuclear deal" statement. Essentially they took the position that it's a … [Read more...]
Poll: American Jews Support Iran Nuclear Deal
The L.A. Jewish Journal commissioned Jewish communal pollster Steven Cohen to poll American Jews on their attitude toward the Iran nuclear deal. The results are startling because they expose a huge divide between the positions of the Israel Lobby and Jewish leadership and the rest of the community. While the Lobby is preparing to spend $50-million or more … [Read more...]