The Justice Department has announced that Jonathan Pollard, a U.S. intelligence analyst who was convicted of selling secrets to Israel, is eligible for mandatory parole in early November. This news comes at a time when US and Israel relations are tense: Israel has been very vocal about their dislike of the US’s recent nuclear deal with Iran. Would the US’s release of Pollard help improve its relationship with Israel?
Did Obama do a good job of defending the Iran Nuclear Deal on ‘The Daily Show’?
On Tuesday, President Obama made his last appearance on 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart as the host. One of the topics he discussed was the Iran Nuclear Deal. Watch him talk to Jon Stewart about the deal below and let us know what you think!
Do you support the Iran Nuclear Deal?
According to President Obama, the Iran nuclear deal is “not built on trust, it is built on verification.” “Because of this deal," he said in his announcement that an agreement had finally been reached, “the international community will be able to verify that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not develop a nuclear weapon.” He made it clear that he would “veto any legislation that prevents the successful implementation of this deal.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disagreed, calling the deal a “sure path to nuclear weapons” and a "bad mistake of historic proportions" Do you support the deal?