AIPAC has 'serious concerns' with Iran deal

AIPAC has 'serious concerns' with Iran deal

November 25, 2013, 04:52 pm

By Kevin Bogardus

http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-eastnorth-africa/191384-pro-israel-group-has-serious-concerns-with-deal

One of Washington’s most prominent pro-Israel groups expressed concerns Monday about the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program.

In a memo, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) said sanctions passed by Congress have helped bring Iran to the negotiating table. But the group said the terms of the initial deal, which is intended to lead to a more permanent accord in six months, are worrisome.

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

Lee Rosenberg is the chairman for AIPAC, and a friend of J.B. Pritzker.

Note: J.B. Pritzker is a friend of Lee Rosenberg, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory

http://commercialclubchicago.org/members/e.html

Please note: This link for the members of the Commercial Club of Chicago can no longer be found.

James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a board member for the International Crisis Group, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank).

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group, the president emeritus for the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank), and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

Thomas R. Pickering is a co-chair for the International Crisis Group, was a director at the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank), a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a U.S. ambassador for Israel.

Walter Isaacson is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank), the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a board member for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Thomas A. Dine is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank), was the president for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and an executive director for AIPAC.

Lee Rosenberg is the chairman for AIPAC, and a friend of J.B. Pritzker.

J.B. Pritzker is a friend of Lee Rosenberg, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Saban Center for Middle East Policy was a policy center for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Haim Saban is a benefactor for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a friend of Shimon Peres.

Shimon Peres is a friend of Haim Saban, and the president of Israel.

AIPAC is a U.S.-based lobby group for Israel.