Recently, US President Barack Obama and other world leaders announced a last-minute breakthrough in the marathon talks with Iran over its renegade nuclear program. A final agreement still needs to be negotiated by the end of June, but the deal reached on the shores of Lake Geneva contains some major compromises for the West. For instance, it will allow Tehran to continue to operate over 5,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium at its Natanz plant, while also allowing Tehran to keep all its other nuclear facilities intact. The deal is also sketchy about the lifting of sanctions against Iran. Nor does it tie sanctions relief to changes in Iran’s aggressive behavior in the region, including its support for global terrorism, its military ventures in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, and its calls to destroy Israel. As a result, officials in Jerusalem immediately rejected the deal as a threat to Israel’s survival. So what exactly was agreed to in the Lausanne framework and what still needs to be negotiated between Iran and the P5+1 powers? What are Israel’s objections to the deal? How can Jerusalem impact the final agreement due to be completed by June 30th? And will this mean that Israel has to act on its own to defend itself from the Iranian nuclear threat? Dissecting the Iran Deal! That’s our focus this week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll have Israel’s official response to the nuclear agreement recently concluded with Iran in Switzerland. Our special guest will be Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs. He’s a close confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has been in charge of the Iran portfolio for the Israeli government over recent years.
The Obama administration hailed as ‘historic’ deal reached with Iran earlier this month to curb its renegade nuclear program. But Israel joined those criticizing the major compromises made by the Western powers, which will leave Iran as a nuclear threshold state in the years to come. This week, we’re looking at the terms of the deal and Israel’s objections to it. Our special report will feature Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs. He’s a close confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has been in charge of the Iran portfolio for the Israeli government over recent years. So let’s go over to Jerusalem where Front Pagesenior producer David Parsons is standing by with this special report on ‘Dissecting the Iran Deal.’
ICEJ Report
On this week’s ICEJ Report, we’ll tell you what the Christian Embassy has been doing recently to help Jews from around the world make the journey home to Israel and get settled back in their ancient homeland. Here with the latest on the ICEJ’s Aliyah and Absorption efforts is Front Page senior producer David Parsons.
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This week, the nation of Israel marked Yom HaShoah, its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. It has now been 70 years since the end of World War Two and the uncovering of the horrific Nazi crimes against the Jewish people. So not only in Israel, but all across Europe as well, there are numerous events this spring commemorating the closing days of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the liberation of Hitler’s death camps. Now in the wake of the Nazi genocide against the Jews, the world vowed ‘Never Again!’ And yet, we are witnessing today a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe and chilling calls for the extermination of the Jewish state by Iran and other radical Islamist elements in the Middle East. Just how strong our Western leaders will be in the face of these latest threats against the Jews remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure – Christians need to raise their voices in defense of Israel and the Jews like never before! That is why the International Christian Embassy has established an official partnership with Yad Vashem, the revered Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem, in order to teach the universal lessons of the Holocaust to the Christian world. And this week, Yad Vashem hosted a special week-long seminar for Christian pastors and leaders from around the world to educate them about the role of Christian anti-Semitism in the Shoah and the need for Christians to speak out against Jew hatred today. So just what did these pastors and ministry leaders learn? And how will they use it back in their home communities? Seventy Years Since the Holocaust! That’s our focus next week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll have a report on Israel’s observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day and the efforts of Yad Vashem to train up Christian leaders to defend Jews from resurgent anti-Semitism today. We’ll speak to some of the pastors and ministry leaders involved in last week’s special seminar for Christians about what they learned and how they hope to use it.
