Immigrant Absorption Minister Ze’ev Elkin, a member of the security cabinet, criticized a large group of American rabbis who sent a letter to Congressmen Tuesday urging that they support the Iranian nuclear deal.
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The CNFI ad addresses the substance of the deal and “does not single out the president in any way”, Cohen said in the email. In the House, 146 Democrats are necessary to sustain a veto and 48 have expressed their support for the accord, compared to 10 opponents.
Menendez said the agreement does not provide for sufficient inspections of Iran’s nuclear or military sites nor destroy any centrifuges capable of separating the explosive uranium 235 isotope from uranium ore.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed that even if a nuclear deal goes through, Iran will not open its doors to foreign influence.
Menendez’s position comes as no surprise, given that he has been vocally skeptical of the negotiations for months.
Hirono, Whitehouse and Reed make 23 Democrats supporting the agreement, with only two – Menendez and New York Sen.
Menendez said President Barack Obama is wrong when he says the deal will permanently stop Iran’s nuclear program.
Corker was expected to oppose the deal, however, especially after his particularly harsh questioning of Secretaries John Kerry, Ernest Moniz and Jack Lew in a committee hearing last month, during which he said the negotiators got “fleeced”. But I didn’t choose the easier path then, and I’m not going to now.
“I came to my decision after countless hours of briefings, discussion and analysis”, he said. I have been a reliable supporter of President Obama. This issue is much greater and graver than that. “Hope is part of human nature, but unfortunately it is not a national security strategy”.
The New Jersey senator, who faces corruption allegations, has broken ranks with the Democrats once again. “Schumer. War.” In an interview, Ilya Sheyman, MoveOn’s executive director, repudiated anti-Semitism in the debate, but said likening Schumer to those who want war was justified. “I believe there is a pathway to a better deal”. In a setback to White House efforts to secure at least some bipartisan backing, Sen. “That’s the most likely scenario”, the activist said. The bottom line is: The deal doesn’t end Iran’s nuclear program – it preserves it. Jeff Flake, who will stick with his party in opposing the deal.
Menendez stepped down as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in April after he was indicted over his dealings with a Florida ophthalmologist.
The Senator spoke at Seton Hall University on Tuesday to discuss his opposition, according to Yahoo!
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Republicans lining up in opposition will need only a handful of Senate Democratic votes to get to the 60 needed to pass a resolution disapproving the plan and deal an embarrassing blow to a pact that could cement Obama’s global legacy.
