Moniz appeals to US rabbis on Iran nuclear deal

9 September 2015, 7:52 pm

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US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, a top Iran nuclear deal negotiator, wrote a letter to rabbis ahead of High Holiday services arguing the merits of the deal.

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz at a Washington briefing on July 31, 2015. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) — US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz at a Washington briefing on July 31, 2015 (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

“I have sought to explain the nuclear dimensions of the JCPOA to many audiences, including Jewish leaders in Washington and around the country,” Moniz says in the Sept. 8 letter, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the deal reached by Iran and six major powers in July that exchanges sanctions relief for nuclear restrictions.

“My conversations confirm that, as with other communities, the American Jewish community does not share a consensus about the JCPOA, but its members want accurate information to inform their discussions,” he says.

— JTA