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Obama Meets with Jewish American Leaders to Defuse Iran Fears
(Washington Post) Steven Mufson - President Obama met with Jewish American leaders at the White House on Monday in a bid to convince them that he shares their concerns about the safety of Israel and the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. The leaders included Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations; Robert Cohen, president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee; Allen I. Fagin, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union; and Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.