Federation Declares
Opposition to Iran Deal
T
he Jewish Federation of Greater come up with a deal that is better for
Atlanta ended its silence on the the United States, for Israel and for
Iran nuclear deal Tuesday, Aug. other U.S. allies in the Middle East. In
18, announcing its support for renego- that position, Federation echoes Israeli
tiating the agreement rather than rati- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
who insists a better deal is possible.
fying it as is.
Federation specifically rejects
Congress is due to vote in early
September on the Joint Comprehen- Obama’s argument that the only altersive Plan of Action between Iran and native to the current deal is war.
Among the concerns Federation
the P5+1 powers: the United States, the
United Kingdom, France, China, Russia cites with the agreement:
• Iran’s relentless anti-Semitism
and Germany. The agreement, reached
in July, would remove sanctions that