(Times of Israel) Abraham H. Foxman - It is becoming more critical than ever to keep our eye on the ball. Whatever one's view of the decision by Speaker of the House John Boehner to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress, this unnecessary brouhaha should not divert us from the real issue: Will we stop Iran from becoming a nuclear armed power? For the State of Israel, this is a life and death scenario. Let's remember that at the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a goal of destroying the Jewish state. In November 2014 the all-powerful Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that the Jewish state "has no cure but to be annihilated." The tragic history of the Jewish people in the 20th century has taught us that we must take seriously threats of annihilation. This is particularly so in the case of Iran which is moving inexorably toward a nuclear weapons capability. The writer is national director of the Anti-Defamation League.
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