Israel's Netanyahu Asks U.S. Jews To Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to rally U.S. Jews on Tuesday against the Iranian nuclear deal championed by President Barack Obama and facing review by Congress, saying it risked a catastrophic Middle East war.

In a webcast organized by Jewish groups in North America, Netanyahu reiterated Israel's arguments that the July 14 deal was not enough to curb Iranian nuclear projects with bomb-making potential while bringing Tehran a windfall in sanctions relief that could help fund destabilizing regional conflicts.

With surveys showing American Jewish opinion mixed on a dispute that has strained the U.S.-Israeli alliance, Netanyahu cast his opposition to the Iran deal as non-partisan. He also pushed back against the Obama administration's counter-argument that the deal was the only way to avoid eventual war with Iran.

"I don't oppose this deal because I want war. I oppose this deal because I want to prevent war. And this deal will bring war," he said. "This is a time to stand up and be counted. Oppose this dangerous deal."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/04/us-iran-nuclear-israel-usa-idUSKCN0Q925Y20150804

[villager]

1. Fuck you, Bibi. You are a *shonda* to the Jews.

n/t

[still_one]

2. Majority of Jews in the U.S. Support the deal

[BeyondGeography]

6. As do many former Israeli defense and intelligence officials

http://jstreet.org/israeli-validators-for-the-iran-agreement#

[geek tragedy]

3. Screw that asshole, and any American of any faith or party who kisses his ass. nt

[HFRN]

4. with friends like him

you don't need enemies

[lark]

5. He's a total fucking lying murdering lunatic.

Pisses me off when he spew this vile nonsense. War is the only thing he wants and he works tirelessly to create it. Funny thing, the world saw this and has gotten in his way and won't move, no matter how much he whines and cries.

[oldandhappy]

7. His fantasy -- prime minister of two countries!!

[cosmicone]

8. on KGO Radio, Ron "Lowenstein" Owens was nearly having a fit today

stating that it is a useless deal because Iran won't let the US inspect military sites and the Iranian leader said that to his people.

Ron should know better that military sites are not nuclear sites. US allows inspections of nuclear sites but they can't go to Camp Lejeune, Fort Hood or Edwards AFB to do inspections -- but Ron was spinning this with a lot of frothy mouth language.

[Charles de Gaudless]

9. Thanks for evoking the "Fifth Column" idea, asshole!

You've created more antisemitism in America than the motherfucking Klan could ever HOPE to do!

[davidpdx]

10. More people need to step up and tell Israel to STFU

Personally at this point I could careless what Congress thinks and whether they approve it. They are playing politics with the deal and all it takes at this point is Obama's veto pen.