IRAN 9-1-2015

1, September 2015                   IRAN There appears to be seismic shift in the attitudes of American Jews and the American public who are speaking out in much larger numbers hailing the pending historic nuclear accord with Iran. Prime Minister, Netanyahu’s polarizing attitude and his determination to demonize our president has a lot to do with these changing attitudes. Supporters of the accord are no longer intimidated by the well-worn accusations of anti-Semitism. Netanyahu has lost all credibility. He has spent decades claiming that Iran is moments away from acquiring nuclear bomb making capabilities – a rather clumsy fear-mongering campaign designed to distract the world from Israel’s appalling history of oppressing Palestinians of basic human rights. While timid politicians, backed by AIPAC and other extreme-‘pro-Israel’ groups are only too eager to support Netanyahu, American Jews are growing increasingly disaffected. Polls show 49% now supports the accord. It’s time the American public demand that Israel dismantle its huge stockpile of nuclear weapons which pose an existential threat to its neighbors. In spite of AIPAC’s deep pockets, its polar opposite JVP (Jewish Voices for Peace) has seen a huge surge in its membership. I urge Americans to join JVP which promotes diplomacy over perpetual war, universal human rights, and vigorously opposes the suffering occupation and dispossession of Palestinian land.