(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Netanyahu continues to speak out against the Iran deal because after the Security Council endorsement and after the Congress vote, Israel will still be stuck with a radical, extremist Iran, and wants to keep it on the international agenda. Israel wants to ensure that people do not forget what Iran is and stands for, and whom it supports. Jerusalem wants to stress that Israel has serious problems with certain elements of the deal, in the hope that maybe those problems can be fixed - perhaps through congressional legislation to plug specific holes, similar to legislation Congress recently enacted to battle BDS efforts. Netanyahu is also sending a message to those chomping at the bit to do business with Iran. Netanyahu wants to remind them with whom they are running to do business, and that they should not throw their principles out the window for a quick euro. Israel's battle with Iran did not end with the signing of the agreement. Facing a world that may now have a tendency to see Iran in a softer, more forgiving light, Israel wants to make sure that this does not happen, and that Iran remains a pariah for its engagement in subversive activities around the globe.
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