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AIPAC: Block U.S.
Companies Backing Iran
nuclear weapons capability'
In a rarity for AIPAC, the letter raises
questions about the performance of
New York/JTA — The American Israel
President Obama, as well as his two
Public Affairs Committee is calling
predecessors.
on the U.S. Congress to take several
"While Presidents Clinton, Bush
immediate steps in response to a New
and Obama may have discouraged
York Times report revealing that the
some investment in Iran through their
federal government has awarded more
rhetoric',' the AIPAC leaders wrote, "the
than $107 billion in grants, contracts
United States has sent the American
and other benefits to foreign and mul-
and international business community
tinational U.S. companies conducting
a contradictory message by
business in Iran.
failing to enforce the law"
In a rare move, the pro-
The Iran Sanctions
Israel lobby has sent a sharply
Enhancement Act, which was
worded letter to every mem-
unveiled on March 8 in the
ber of Congress calling for an
House of Representatives,
investigation into why three
is an amendment to the
successive administrations
Iran
Sanctions Act adopted
have failed under existing law
in 1996. The enhancement
to determine what companies
David V ictor
measure would require the
have invested in the Iranian
Government
Accountability
energy sector.
Office
to
publish
a list of
The letter demands that
potential sanctions act viola-
the U.S. government "enforce
tors every month, require the
existing sanctions law and
president to complete inves-
impose crippling new sanc-
tigations of violators within
tions on Iran," including
45 days and notify Congress
legislation before Congress
of entities in violation of the
that "contains provisions
Howard Kohr
sanctions act.
barring federal contracts
While the U.S. government does
to companies which are investing in
Iran's energy sector or providing sensi- prohibit most types of trade between
American companies and Iran, mul-
tive technology, and their parents or
tiple administrations have struggled to
subsidiaries who are engaged in such
exert the ban over foreign companies
activity"
and foreign subsidiaries of American
"We are writing to every member
companies.
of Congress to express outrage at the
In theory, foreign companies can be
U.S. government's continuing relation-
punished for investing more than $20
ship with dozens of companies doing
million per year to develop Iran's oil
business with Iran," AIPAC's president,
and gas fields, but punishments such
David Victor, and executive director,
Howard Kohr, wrote in the March 9 let- as withholding government contracts
have never been enforced for fear
ter."These ongoing financial dealings
of angering U.S. allies, mostly in the
undermine longstanding American
efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a European Union.
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J Street Petitions
living up to their responsibilities, and be
Washington/JTA — J Street urged the
Obama administration to take "even
stronger action" in negotiations between
Israel and the Palestinians.
On Monday, the group delivered a
petition to the White House with 18,000
signatures calling for "stronger U.S.
leadership to achieve a two-state solu-
tion" and to counter "the attacks on the
Obama administration from those here
in the U.S. who seek to maintain the sta-
tus quo',' according to J Street.
The petition calls on the administra-
tion to "provide a clear time frame for
talks, commit to propose solutions when
the parties can't close gaps, be willing to
state publicly when the parties are not
ready to demonstrate real seriousness of
purpose to reach a two-state endgame."
Church Report Challenged
Washington/JTA — The Jewish Council
for Public Affairs called the Presbyterian
Church USAs report on the Middle East
anti-Israel.
The report, titled "Breaking Down the
Walls',' is to be debated at the church's
General Assembly later this year.
JCPA said the report is "blatantly
anti-Israel and reduces the Arab-Israeli-
Palestinian conflict to a caricature of
right and wrong." The group said the
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