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July 27, 2015

American Jews Should Stand Firm against the Iran Deal as They Did 40 Years Ago against a Deal with the USSR

A lesson from the refuseniks.

In 1974, as the Nixon administration was about to grant generous trade benefits to the USSR, American Jewish organizations—and Soviet Jewish activists—criticized the move and urged the U.S. government not to turn a blind eye to the fate of Soviet Jewry. Thanks in part to their intervention, Congress passed the Jackson-Vanik amendment linking economic concessions to changes in Soviet behavior, crucially including the free emigration of Soviet citizens. Natan Sharansky reflects on the implications for today:

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July 27, 2015

  1. American Jews Should Stand Firm against the Iran Deal as They Did 40 Years Ago against a Deal with the USSR

    A lesson from the refuseniks.

  2. Is Egypt’s Regime Here to Stay? Yes

    Recent violence notwithstanding, the misery there is durable.

  3. Is Egypt’s Regime Here to Stay? No

    It's actually far less stable than we think.

  4. Zosa Szajkowski: Great Jewish Historian . . . and Kleptomaniac?

    He repeatedly stole archival materials.

  5. Of Genomes and Jews

    Is God’s image in a cell?