APN's daily news review from Israel

Sunday July 19, 2015
 

Quote of the day:

"It's possible he'll tell you 'Hello' and even make small talk with you. No need to be taken aback by the the niceness attack..."
--Yedioth writes about a new initiative in Israel: saying 'hello' to strangers.

1. Bills & Resolutions
2. FY16 ForOps – Senate Version
3. Hearings
4.  Members on the Record

Interview with Iran expert Meir Javedanfar. An Iranian-born Israeli who co-authored a book on Iran's leadership and teaches courses on contemporary Iranian politics at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Javedanfar is well-positioned to analyze attitudes toward the agreement both in Israel and in Iran. The interview is about 10 minutes long.

Interview with Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, an Iran policy expert, on the impact of the new agreement on Iran and on prospects that the new agreement may serve to stimulate reform in Iran, going beyond Iran's nuclear ambitions. The interview is about 8 minutes long.

Update: this action, now closed, ran in July 2015. 

On July 14, the Obama Administration, its P5+1 partners, and the government of Iran announced the achievement of an historic agreement over Iran’s nuclear program.

This is a good deal. It is grounded not on trust and goodwill but on far-reaching limitations on Iranian activities and intrusive verification mechanisms. Implementation of this agreement –key elements of which will continue in force for decades – will make Israel, the region and the world more secure. When implemented, this agreement will:

• Roll back Iran’s nuclear program;

• Limit Iran’s nuclear activities going forward;

• Prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon; and

• Ensure that any effort by Iran to try to “sneak out” towards developing a nuclear weapon will be far more likely to be detected, and the U.S. and international community will be in a far stronger position to respond.

Q&A with Israeli Security expert Yossi Alpher: August 17, 2015 - Israel, the Iran deal and Diaspora Jewry

Interview with Israeli Iran expert Meir Javedanfar

Interview with Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Iran policy expert

Interview with Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association

Briefing call with Joe Cirincione on the Iran deal