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Iran deal sparks battle between two Jewish lobbies and worldviewsThe hawkish lobby AIPAC has long been king of the Hill on Jewish issues. But a more-liberal upstart is trying to use the Iran deal to make its mark.
Rep. Eliot Engel has seen the Iran ads on television: The somber good deal or bad deal? ad that urges Congress to reject the Iran nuclear agreement; and the promising good deal ad, that defends the agreement as a plus for American and Israeli security. The surprise is not that there are contrasting viewpoints on such a controversial deal, but that the ads are backed by competing Jewish lobbies.
For decades, the hawkish American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has been king of the Hill in Washington. Well-funded, it is considered the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying force on United States-Israel security issues. It strongly opposes the deal in favor of trying for a better one. Congressman Engel (D) of New York, who is Jewish, is a longtime friend of AIPAC.
But now, there is also an opposing view. J Street named for a missing street in Washington is elbowing its way into the conversation. Founded in 2008 to support a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem, the liberal underdog has launched an intense effort to convince undecided Democrats to support a deal that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls a mistake of historic proportions.
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Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)fadedrose
(10,044 posts)The main thing that many Americans (of Mideast ethnicity) hold against Israel is their refusal to allow a Palestinian state and the lopsided discrepancy in the number of Jews killed and Palestinians killed in their skirmishes... Many DU'ers have long complained of this.
It would be so wonderful to see this problem solved.
Netanyahu's solution to the Iran problem is to bomb them, and the US is not willing to do that. Let's hope diplomacy works, for the good people of Israel and the West Bank...and Iran's people who want to be part of the world again.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)I guess he wants war, apparently. I mean he was complaining before Kerry left the conference room.
LostOne4Ever
(9,267 posts)[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]Except when he no longer is campaigning and actually has to answer to the rest of the world.
He is a freakin' RW Hypocrite.[/font]
Stellar
(5,644 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,112 posts)Thanks for the thread, Stellar.