March 4, 2015 | Quote

Netanyahu Speech Raises Burden for Obama on Iran Nuclear Talks


In the longer term, Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which has been pushing for a harder line on Iran, said that Mr. Netanyahu might have persuaded “a good number of moderate Democrats that Congress should at the very least have a say” on any deal.

For Democrats who have long viewed themselves as supporters of Israel, Mr. Netanyahu’s speech sought to impress upon them the likelihood that they will eventually need to make an awkward, painful choice between the president of their country and their loyalty to the Jewish state.

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