Category Archives: Iran

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt – The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy

I was impressed by this presentation by the two political scientists. At the end, John J. Mearsheimer says: “The United States would care about Iran acquiring nuclear weapons even if there was no state of Israel. There are two reasons … Continue reading

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Hey, What Ever Happened to the ‘Existential Threat’ of Iran?

JJ Goldberg writes: The recently retired chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, gave an important talk this morning at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, summing up the current state of Israeli security. … Continue reading

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Most Of The World Has Low Social Capital

Link: * Steve Sailer quotes Iranians Firoozeh Dumas and Dayi Hamid on the Persian concept of ‘zerangi’: … When we first came to America in 1972, my father was amazed at the way Americans waited in line at Disneyland. No … Continue reading

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NYT: Netanyahu Makes Quick Pivot From Loss on Iran Deal

Maybe his dramatic opposition to the deal was a deal-making ploy? Many Jewish organizations such as AIPAC have fundraised for millions by opposing the deal. NYTIMES.com: JERUSALEM — In the week since it became clear that Congress would not block … Continue reading

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Free Beacon: New York Times Launches Congress ‘Jew Tracker’

I take it for granted that being Jewish is likely to predispose a politician to certain positions (generally siding with the coalition of the fringe against the core). Also, having Jewish constituents and Jewish funding will undoubtedly influence politicians. For … Continue reading

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There’s No Powerful Jewish Lobby

Ken Kurson, editor of the New York Observer, posts on FB: “I’m breaking some news here. I just don’t get this guy [Cory Booker] at all. I had such high hopes for him. I stand dazed and brokenhearted. And as … Continue reading

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Cries About Israel, Backs Iran Deal

REPORT: The head of the Democratic Party, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., choked up while discussing her “gut wrenching” decision to vote in favor of the Iran nuclear deal. “There’s nothing that’s more important to me, as a Jew, than … Continue reading

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William S. Lind: Obama Is Right About Iran

William S. Lind writes: Real conservatives hate war. War is the most expensive activity the state can engage in. Its outcome is always uncertain. Only revolution is a more powerful agent of social and cultural change, change conservatives exist to … Continue reading

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Jewish Support For The Iran Deal

Pini Herman writes on FB: You may not see most of these people at the LA Jewish Federation….Could it be that they know its not the “big tent” it claims to be. The LA Federation machers even sidestepped it’s own … Continue reading

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NYT: Reporting From Iran, Jewish Paper Sees No Plot to Destroy Israel

Larry Cohler-Esses is the best reporter on Jewish life and the Forward does much of its best journalism. The New York Times reports: The first journalist from an American Jewish pro-Israel publication to be given an Iranian visa since 1979 … Continue reading

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