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hose who think the Iran deal
debate between Team Pro
and Team Con will end with
the upcoming up or down vote are
wrong, said Rebecca Shimoni Stoil,
Washington, D.C., correspondent for
the Times of Israel.
"Even after they finish the vote in
Congress, it's still not over:' Stoil said
Aug. 31 to a crowd of 250 at Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield.
Albert and Shari Goldstein
"And after the election, the new
president is under no obligation, on
a technical level, to uphold whatever
said. "The president doesn't get to tell
this president does or doesn't uphold:'
Congress what kind of legislation to pass;
Stoil took an even-handed approach Congress can do it on its own.
in her talk, speaking in terms of "day-
"What all this debate has guaranteed
after" scenarios instead of giving
and has shown us over and over is that
opinions. And that "day-after" won't
we're not racing to the finish line for
happen for a long time.
a congressional vote. We're not racing
This month, the Republican major-
to the finish line to new legislation.
ity in Congress with some Democratic
We're actually part of a very long nar-
deserters will vote for a "resolution
rative about how the U.S. changes and
of disapproval; which takes away the
continues to change its policy toward a
nuclear Iran:'
power to lift the sanctions, in the hope
that they have a two-thirds majority to
And what does it mean to the other
override a presidential veto, she said. But members of P5+1, the U.N. Security
at the time of her speech there were too
Council's five permanent members
many fence-sitters to make an accurate
(China, France, Russia, the United
prediction.
Kingdom and the United States, plus
No matter what the outcome, Stoil
Germany) if the United States pulls out
said Congress can play the role of a
of the agreement? It depends on who
spoiler this year.
answers the question, she said.
"There's nothing to stop Congress
If you're on Team Con, "even though
from attempting to pass new rounds of
the United States backs out of the deal
sanctions despite the fact the U.S. has
and Europeans don't, the U.S. could
already promised Iran it won't pass new
impose sanctions against anyone who
rounds of nuclear-based sanctions:' she
does business with Iran," she said.

