Obama makes impassioned plea to Jewish organizations to back Iran deal

During a private meeting at the White House Monday, US President Barack Obama pleaded with Jewish groups to accept his framework deal with Iran, according to Washington-based newspaper The Hill.

 

In multiple meetings with leaders of some the largest Jewish organizations in America, the president made an “emphatic and passionate” case for his landmark deal with the Islamic Republic, according to participants in the meeting.

 

“Concerns were raised and there was a fair amount of back and forth,” an official who requested to remain anonymous said of the meeting. “There were some folks walking in who support and favor the deal and there were some who have deep, deep concerns about the deal. I don’t think anyone’s fundamental view was changed by the conversation.”

 

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), J Street, the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Jewish Federations of North America were among those that attended the first meeting. Representatives from all three major Jewish movements, the Orthodox Union, the conservative Rabbinical Assembly, and the Union of Reform Judaism also participated, The Hill added.

 

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