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Jewish Obama Donors Angry Over Iran Deal

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"The Iran nuclear deal has put new strains on President Obama's relationship with Jewish donors, a pillar of Democratic fundraising. The U.S.-led agreement — endorsed by France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia — has attracted criticism from Democratic allies of Israel, including Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.). The timing of the pact set the stage for awkward moments at a scheduled Democratic fundraiser in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday night. Obama attended an event, hosted by Haim Saban, an Israeli-American media mogul. Obama attacked the issue head-on, telling about 120 donors who paid $16,200 per person to attend the dinner at Saban's sprawling estate that the agreement with Iran opens "the prospect that we'll be able to, through peaceful, diplomatic means, remove this cloud that has hovered over the Middle East that had the potential and continues to have the potential of triggering a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world." "It's good for the United States, it's good for our allies, it's good for Israel," he added...".* Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?! and TYT Sports) breaks it down on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Alexander Bolton / The Hill

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