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June 19, 2015

Jack Lew, Iran, and the President’s Jewish Politics

Why the White House sent the Treasury secretary to sell Jews on Iran.

At a recent conference sponsored by the Jerusalem Post, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew spoke in defense of the looming nuclear deal with Iran—and was met with boos. But why did the White House send Lew to the conference in the first place? Not because of his expertise on Iran, writes Lee Smith, but because he is Jewish:

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