Key Israel Lobby the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has announced over the weekend that there will be “no pause” in the imposition of new sanctions against Iran, saying will continue to demand more and more congressional resolutions.
The White House has been meeting with the “Jewish Quartet,” powerful lobbying groups, and Haaretz reported on Friday that the quartet had accepted a 60 day “pause” in public lobbying for new sanctions.
All four quartet members including AIPAC had previously disputed the report, saying no agreement had been made and that no commitment was given to the White House of any sort.
Congressional hawks have been pushing more sanctions, citing Israel’s demand for them as justification, and the strength of Israel’s lobbying power is expected to make a sanctions pause difficult.
Here's what the Administration should do: they should tell Israel that if they want the USG to continue to support sanctions against Iran – sanctions that really only help Israel, btw – Israel should stop all settlement expansions and wall building and agree to return all stolen land to the Palestinians.
But, we all have our little pipe dreams that will never come true.
Another 60 day delay here, another month delay there and Iran is kept perpetually sanctions bankrupt — such that it has not the ability to oppose USA dominance over the Middle-East.