(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - The White House has secured the backing of 34 senators - the minimum needed to survive a vote of disapproval on the Iran deal in Congress later this month. Some are claiming it was a mistake to launch a losing battle in the first place. We strongly disagree. Netanyahu and other political leaders in Israel and in the U.S. who recognize the danger of a deal that enables the Islamic Republic to become a threshold nuclear state have a moral obligation to speak out. Failing to do so is a dereliction of duty. The State of Israel was created in large part as a result of the lessons of the Second World War, one of them being that the Jewish people cannot rely on other nations for its protection and continuity. Rather they must be given the political and military means to protect themselves and determine their own destiny. Opposition to the deal here in Israel is a rare consensus issue. Both on the right and on the left there is agreement that a nuclear-capable Iran or a regional nuclear arms race sparked by Iran's designs for a nuclear weapon represents an existential threat to the Jewish state. This consensus should be articulated unabashedly and publicly at every opportunity on every available platform. There are times in history when leaders must make a stand regardless of the chances for success. When the motives are pure, even opponents show respect.
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