The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 13-15, 2010. The Hill: Rebecca Heinrichs, an adjunct fellow at the hawkish Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), blogs that the $60 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia should not be… Continue Reading →

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 10, 2010. The Jewish Week: James D. Besser analyzes the impact of the midterm election on the Obama administration’s Iran strategy and concludes it “may indirectly lead to greater U.S. flexibility… Continue Reading →

AJC Polls: American Jews Increasingly Support Attack On Iran… After They Increasingly Disapproved of Iraq War

The new American Jewish Committee poll of 800 self-identified American Jews shows a marked decline in support for President Barack Obama (Ali Gharib and Jim Lobe have discussed this finding), but the most interesting part of the poll might lie… Continue Reading →

AJC Poll: U.S. Jewish Support for Iran Attack Grows

A recent American Jewish Committee poll of 800 self-identifying American Jews showed decreasing support for President Barack Obama and his Middle East policies. While his handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the economy were also concerns, the prominent trend of… Continue Reading →

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 12th, 2010. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: An American Jewish Committee poll found that “Jewish approval of President Obama is dropping,” according to JTA. On Iran, the poll found “American Jewish confidence in Obama’s… Continue Reading →