Pressure on them and other Jewish lawmakers had grown as Israel’s government, and some pro-Israel lobbying groups, said the agreement would open the way for Iran to get a nuclear weapon and threaten Israel’s existence.
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“So I think we go as far as we possibly can in trying to give peace a chance, if you like”.
“It does not offer any alternative and many people in arms control and others have actually pointed that out”.
The ill will, Zelizer said, “could cost him considerable support among Senate Democrats who understand this is a political blow to the administration“.
President Obama also seems to include Jewish Americans in his list of unprincipled enemies of the Iranian nuclear deal, Tablet Magazine reported.
Sherman otherwise praised President Barack Obama for his efforts to keep Iran from becoming a nuclear weapon state. Chuck Schumer’s defection on the Iran nuclear deal.
Schumer’s stance may have limited impact in the House of Representatives, where Democrats are confident they can round up the two-thirds of votes required to block an override of a veto by Obama of legislation blocking the deal.
“To me“, he added, “the very real risk that Iran will not moderate and will, instead, use the agreement to pursue its nefarious goals is too great”.
Mike Huckabee said it left “hostages” behind.
In a statement – purposely announced at the same time as the blockbuster Republican presidential debate Thursday – Schumer said planned inspections of Iran’s nuclear sites were not intrusive enough and would allow it to become a threshold nuclear state.
“A Schumer “no” vote would also make it harder for Democrats to take a stand in support of the deal”. Chuck Schumer is receiving criticism from liberals who claim he is “unfit” to be the next Democratic leader, The Hill reports.
White House spokesman Joshua Earnest said Friday that the Obama administration is disappointed but not surprised by New York Sen.
“If Schumer does, in fact, come out against the deal, it might mean that the future Dem leader understands that Obama’s victory is secure”, tweeted The Atlantic columnist Jeffrey Goldberg.
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Congress has until 17 September to consider a resolution of disapproval of the Iran deal, which would eliminate Obama’s ability to waive all sanctions on Iran, a key component of the agreement. New York is home to more than a million-and-a-half Jews. At this point, Schumer would have to persuade virtually every undecided Dem to vote No in order to kill the deal.
