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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: Obama asks senators to ignore Israel lobby against Iran As Iran and the six world powers resume the next round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama pleads with American senators to ignore the aggressive lobbying campaign by Israel and hold off on new sanctions against Tehran. During a two-hour White House meeting on Tuesday, Obama called on senators to give more time for diplomacy with the Islamic Republic, The Hill reports. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told reporters after the meeting that the Obama administration believes a preliminary deal with Iran may be at hand. “They are very explicit about what they think they may be able to achieve,” Corker said. Members of Congress in both parties have been somewhat skeptical toward the nuclear talks. On Tuesday, lawmakers in both the House and Senate sent the administration bipartisan letters urging President Obama to adopt a tougher line with Iran when negotiators meet again on Wednesday. “We feel strongly that any easing of sanctions along the lines that [the international community] is reportedly considering should require Iran to roll back its nuclear program more significantly than now envisioned,” six senators wrote in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry. The letter, signed by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Bob Casey (D-Penn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), urges US negotiators to demand that Iran suspend all uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities. White House press secretary Jay Carney acknowledged Tuesday that there was “obvious diversity of opinion in the room” about the necessity of holding off on new sanctions. Obama assured the senators that “the relief that we are considering as part of a first step is limited, temporary, and reversible,” Carney said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been struggling in recent weeks to persuade US senators to buck Obama and consider new sanctions against Iran at a time when negotiators from both sides are saying a deal is “quite possible” over Tehran’s nuclear energy program. “I think you should not only keep up the pressure; I think you should increase the pressure,” Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN on Sunday. Netanyahu’s economy and trade minister, Naftali Bennett, visited Washington last week, actively lobbying US lawmakers to act against Tehran. Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer will also meet with congressional Republicans and Democrats this week over Iran. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed an anti-Iran sanctions bill in July by a 400-20 vote seeking to cut Iran’s oil exports by one million barrels a day for the next year. The Senate Banking Committee is currently looking at a similar version of the bill. HJ/HJ 362 50 Nov 20, 2013 5:4 AMI trusted Obama and voted for him during elections but then he disappointed me with his actions, however; I know that president is not as powerful as people might think and Israel lobby is very deep and powerful in States, so will see how he play this out. khosro Mr. Obama, note that the US Senators from long before have found the fact that the Israel has no benefit for the America any more, and thus, do not really need your advice. Ad Nov 20, 2013 12:49 AMGood for Obama. Don't stop there though. Time to call for tough sanctions against Israel until they allow inspectors onsite to oversee the complete dismantling of their nuclear weapons program. RockyRacoonin reply to Someone WE must start the letter writing and phone calls like we did for Syria to make sure American's understand that those sanctions are illegal and must be extinguished not expanded. Diplomats contact all of the Non-aligned nations especially the ones in the TPP arena who Obama is dealing with and get them to pressure America as well....they are trying to undo the Singapore Agreement with the TPP. American's only understand one thing. $$$$. These high oil prices are good for the oil companies they don't care about war that is why they want Iranian oil off the market and the US is producing at least . The fact is we cannot afford to burn the oil we have in the ground because of global warming. One scientific breakthrough in the energy depart and oil is finished and we are getting closer everyday. So save your money put it in a heritage fund so much of every barrel sold. Rating8 TurkMan Israhell and Yahoodi Arabia are the monsters US and Britain created themselves and they will destroy the USA and Britain... just the matter of time.+32 Poster Comment: US Senators from long before have found the fact that the Israel has no benefit for the America any mor Anyone know about this? Makes no sense. Senators owe their sinecures to Israeli lobby which provides organization, funding and media coverage for their election to office. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2.
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DEUTSCHLAND Nov 20, 2013 7:23 AMIsrael is the Enemy behind the front lines for NATO. They need to solve the Israeli problem before starting any new wars otherwise it´s game over for NATO especially US UK and France. Obama seems to be the only one who recognises this. He needs to clean up the Congress and Sanction Israel ASAP. Sarah Netanyahu gives orders to the American Senators for Israel, who have all taken their thirty pieces of silver. They are agents of a foreign power, a domestic threat, inside the Capitol, committing treason and sacrificing American soldiers.
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