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Friedman is confirmed U.S. ambassa- worried that Tehran may now be col- Ambassador.
dor to Israel, Bolton predicted that dis- laborating with North Korea on By the time the interview with
cussions on moving the embassy to enhancing its nuclear weapons pro-
Jerusalem would accelerate. gram, which he said is a “scary Ambassador Bolton had concluded, it
thought,” because it would essentially was late in the afternoon and getting
The Iranian Nuclear Threat mean that Iran’s nuclear program is close to Shabbos. (For some reason,
Following our discussion on U.S.-Israel beyond elimination, according to the my interviews for the WWW seem to
relations, peace deals, and the moving Ambassador. He urged the intelli- coincide with erev Shabbos.) In any
of the embassy, I turned our conversa- gence community to determine event, I departed the venue and made
tion toward Iran. Ambassador Bolton whether Iran and North Korea are in my way to the hotel across the street,
recently made news when he stated cahoots. where I spent Shabbos with radio host
that preventing the Iranian nuclear Michael Medved and hundreds of fel-
threat through economic pressure is He also firmly believes that Iran is low Jewish conservatives, including
nearly out of the question. I was curi- flagrantly violating the 2015 Obama one college student from Deluth,
ous as to when the Ambassador Iran deal from inside Iran, which is Minnesota, who traveled 18 hours in a
believes Iran will acquire a nuclear largely why Bolton believes economic ten-seater van to attend the confer-
weapon. pressure is off the table. However, ence. (Thank you to the Young Jewish
while sanctions may no longer be Conservatives for organizing the
“Iran has had the capability to get effective, Bolton noted that Israel has Shabbos programming at CPAC.)
one or two or three nuclear weapons previously launched military strikes
for years. But they are not in the rush against nuclear weapons programs While the future remains uncertain,
to have one, two, or three. By the time twice in its history. No one prefers a at the very least, Israel can expect a
they announce they have nuclear military solution to the Iranian much warmer relationship with the
weapons, they will have dozens, nuclear threat, but “if the choice is Trump administration.◆
advised Bolton, “because their pur- between the aftereffect to an Israeli
pose is to make themselves immune strike to Iran’s nuclear program com- Brad E. Kauffman is a lawyer in
from external pressure and to demon- pared to a world where Iran has deliv- Towson, pro-Israel activist, freelance
strate that they are a nuclear power erable nuclear weapons, I think the and op-ed writer. He can be reached
around the world.” The Ambassador is choice is pretty clear,” opined the for comment via Twitter @kauff-
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dor to Israel, Bolton predicted that dis- laborating with North Korea on By the time the interview with
cussions on moving the embassy to enhancing its nuclear weapons pro-
Jerusalem would accelerate. gram, which he said is a “scary Ambassador Bolton had concluded, it
thought,” because it would essentially was late in the afternoon and getting
The Iranian Nuclear Threat mean that Iran’s nuclear program is close to Shabbos. (For some reason,
Following our discussion on U.S.-Israel beyond elimination, according to the my interviews for the WWW seem to
relations, peace deals, and the moving Ambassador. He urged the intelli- coincide with erev Shabbos.) In any
of the embassy, I turned our conversa- gence community to determine event, I departed the venue and made
tion toward Iran. Ambassador Bolton whether Iran and North Korea are in my way to the hotel across the street,
recently made news when he stated cahoots. where I spent Shabbos with radio host
that preventing the Iranian nuclear Michael Medved and hundreds of fel-
threat through economic pressure is He also firmly believes that Iran is low Jewish conservatives, including
nearly out of the question. I was curi- flagrantly violating the 2015 Obama one college student from Deluth,
ous as to when the Ambassador Iran deal from inside Iran, which is Minnesota, who traveled 18 hours in a
believes Iran will acquire a nuclear largely why Bolton believes economic ten-seater van to attend the confer-
weapon. pressure is off the table. However, ence. (Thank you to the Young Jewish
while sanctions may no longer be Conservatives for organizing the
“Iran has had the capability to get effective, Bolton noted that Israel has Shabbos programming at CPAC.)
one or two or three nuclear weapons previously launched military strikes
for years. But they are not in the rush against nuclear weapons programs While the future remains uncertain,
to have one, two, or three. By the time twice in its history. No one prefers a at the very least, Israel can expect a
they announce they have nuclear military solution to the Iranian much warmer relationship with the
weapons, they will have dozens, nuclear threat, but “if the choice is Trump administration.◆
advised Bolton, “because their pur- between the aftereffect to an Israeli
pose is to make themselves immune strike to Iran’s nuclear program com- Brad E. Kauffman is a lawyer in
from external pressure and to demon- pared to a world where Iran has deliv- Towson, pro-Israel activist, freelance
strate that they are a nuclear power erable nuclear weapons, I think the and op-ed writer. He can be reached
around the world.” The Ambassador is choice is pretty clear,” opined the for comment via Twitter @kauff-
man126.
BradBraEd .E.KKaauufffmfman,aEnsq,uEiresquire
Kauffman and Forman P.A.Kauffman and Forman P.A.
406 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
406 W. PennsylvanTio4aw1sAo40nv1,0-eM-8n8a2u2r3ye-3l5a,7n-T0d50o271w200s40on, Maryland 21204
SpeScpieacliaEBl uEdsduiuncceaaststiioLonanwLLaawand,wWL,iiWtlilgsaialtnilosdnaT, nrudstTs,rusts,
Business Law anCdonLstirtuicgtaiotnioLnaw, Construction Law
The Law Firm with ExTpheeLriaewnFcirem, wCitoh mpassion and Integrity.
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