JEWISH JOURNAL
by Douglas J. Workman
July 20, 2015

Dear Senator Schumer:

I write to you in desperation.  Somehow I believe that the fate of the Iran Agreement will come down to you.  As the foremost defender of the State of Israel among the Democratic United States Senators, your opinion will matter much much more than just your one vote. You represent the most Jewish State in the United States.  More than one in four American Jews resides in New York.  And if you take into account Jews like me who grew up in New York and moved elsewhere, I suspect that number is closer to one in two.  Your Democratic colleagues will be looking to you for guidance.  A vote by you in favor of the Agreement will provide cover to virtually every other Democratic Congressman.  They will be able to tell their constituents that the leading Democratic supporter of Israel and a Jew supported this deal.  How could they then vote against their President and Senator Schumer?  On the other hand, if you vote against this Agreement, you will be making your mark in both the history of the United States and the Jewish people. READ MORE