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Obama Pressures Jewish Groups Not to Lobby for New Iran Sanctions
breitbart.com ^ | 10/30/13 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 10/31/2013 11:42:07 AM PDT by ColdOne

President Barack Obama is pressuring Jewish and pro-Israel organizations not to lobby for new sanctions against Iran, which Congress is considering this month. The Obama administration wants to give Iran time prove its good faith in new diplomatic efforts to resolve concerns about its nuclear program.

Last month, the Obama administration enlisted Jewish and pro-Israel groups to lobby for military action in Syria.

The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday that "national security advisor Susan Rice, her deputies Ben Rhodes and Tony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman" met with "four major American Jewish organizations" and that there was a "serious exchange" over policy towards Iran.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iransanctions; israel; lebanon; nucleariran; obamanewbestfriend; russia; syria; waronterror

1 posted on 10/31/2013 11:42:07 AM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

Yes Lobby now...cattle cars later. Learn from history or repeat it.


2 posted on 10/31/2013 11:45:11 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: All

Jews/Judah, who hate their homeland and their brothers living there)8


3 posted on 10/31/2013 11:55:23 AM PDT by veracious
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

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4 posted on 10/31/2013 11:59:43 AM PDT by SJackson (if you want to test a manÂ’s character, give him power A Lincoln)
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To: ColdOne

Bibi, tell Barry Hussein Soetoro to pound sand.


5 posted on 10/31/2013 12:04:38 PM PDT by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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To: ColdOne

Sadly, my elderly eyes are giving me trouble. I thought I read of “Iranian good faith.”
Hope new glasses will cure this affliction.


6 posted on 10/31/2013 12:57:24 PM PDT by CaptainAmiigaf (NY TIMES: We print the news as it fits our views.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks ColdOne.
...wants to give Iran time prove its good faith in new diplomatic efforts to resolve concerns about its nuclear program.

7 posted on 10/31/2013 8:22:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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