Jewish Leaders Lobby Congress for Iran Sanctions

[Jerusalem Post] Hilary Leila Krieger - Several hundred Jewish leaders and activists headed for Washington Thursday to urge Congress to pass a sanctions bill to pressure Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear capabilities that threaten Israel. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and other groups are part of the advocacy day. "A government that has so little regard for human life, truth and human rights as does the current Iranian regime must not be entrusted to possess the most powerful weapons known to humankind," the organizers said in a statement.


2009-09-10 08:00:00

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