Posts Tagged: Obama administration
Way to Go, Obama
American citizens residing abroad or visiting foreign countries periodically receive warnings from the State Department about areas we should avoid. Those of us living in...
New York Post Accuses Obama Administration of ‘Winking’ at Incitement Against Israelis
In an editorial published on Wednesday, the New York Post accused the Obama administration of "winking" at the Palestinian Authority's incitement to terrorism and violence...
Obama Admin Ends $500 Million Pentagon Program to Train Syrian Rebels
The Obama administration has ended the Pentagon’s $500 million program to train and equip Syrian rebels, administration officials said on Friday, in an acknowledgment that...
Lawmaker Says Obama Can’t Legally Lift Sanctions Until Congress Receives IAEA-Iran Side Deals
President Barack Obama does not have the power to lift sanctions against Iran until Congress receives the side arrangements between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and...
Oklahoma Senator: Let States Impose More Sanctions on Iran
While the recently agreed Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, calls on the U.S. to drop sanctions against Iran's financial and oil...
Expert on Iran Deal: Congress Has Demanded Changes to Hundreds of Treaties Before
That Congress could challenge the Obama administration and demand the U.S. renegotiate certain provisions in the Iran nuclear deal is not without precedent, an op-ed by an Arizona State University law professor...
New York Jews Strongly Oppose Iran Nuclear Pact, Poll Shows
Fifty-three percent of New York City Jews oppose the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, a poll by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut revealed on Tuesday, underlining growing...
New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey Joins Democrats Opposing Iran Nuclear Deal
Rep. Nita M. Lowey became the latest Democratic lawmaker to announce opposition to the Iran nuclear deal pursued by the Obama administration, bringing the prospect of a congressional rejection...
Netanyahu to US Jewish Audience: Iran Deal Supporters Are Squashing Debate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Obama administration and other supporters of the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday of squashing debate, especially as the public's knowledge of the agreement has expanded. Saying the Jewish...
Amos Yadlin: Israel Concerned Nuclear Deal Marks US Pivot to Iran
Israel is concerned that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has set the stage for a U.S. pivot to Iran, said Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, former IDF...
Former IAEA Official: JCPoA has No Verification Method to Detect Iran Computer Systems Designed to Simulate Nuclear Blast
A former senior IAEA official said there will be no verification procedure under the recently announced nuclear deal to detect if Iran decides to develop computer systems for simulating...
Dershowitz: US Gave Away Better Options on Iran
The most compelling argument the Obama administration is offering to boost what it acknowledges is a compromise nuclear deal with Iran is this: it’s better...
Israeli Minister Steinitz: We Can ‘Sway’ US Public Opinion on Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israeli Walla! News on Monday he was optimistic that Israel would be able "sway" lawmakers, and U.S. public opinion, to oppose and ultimately veto the expected...
Former US Official Michael Doran: Obama ‘Played’ Israel, American Liberals on Iran Issue
Senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Department of Defense official, Michael Doran, derided President Barack Obama for "playing" Israel and American liberals over the nuclear issue...
