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Hillary Clinton says Ber-
nie Sanders attacks on
her led to Trump victory
(JTA)--Hillary Clinton
blamed attacks against her
by Bernie Sanders during
the Democratic primary for
president on her eventual
loss in the general election
to Donald Trump.
In excerpts from Clinton's
forthcoming book "What
Happened," the former sec-
retary of state wrote that
the attacks by Sanders, a
Vermont senator, caused
"lasting damage" and were
instrumental in "paving the
way for Trump's Crooked
Hillary campaign."
The book is scheduled
to be released on Sept. 12,
but Clinton supporters have
posted photos of pages from
the book on social media.
Clinton also said that she
appreciated that Sanders
campaigned for her in the
general election.
"But he isn't a Democrat
- that's not a smear, that's
what he says," she wrote of
theIndependent. "He didn't
get into the race to make sure
a Democrat won the White
House, he got in to disrupt
the Democratic Party."
Clinton praised Sanders, a
long shot for the nomination,
for engaging "a lot of young
people in the political process
for the first time, which is
extremely important."
Clinton also wrote that
President Barack Obama
counseled her to "grit my
teeth and lay off Bernie as
much as I could," according
to the excerpts. She said
that following that advice
made her feel she was "in a
straitjacket."
Sanders, who will turn
76 this week, has not said
whether or not he will run
in the 2020 race, but did say
in July that "I am not taking
it off the table."
UN Ambassador Nikki
Haley lays out case for
US leaving Iran deal
WASHINGTON (JTA)--
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambas-
sador to the United Nations,
in a comprehensive speech
laid out a possible case for
the United States to leave the
Iran deal, although she said
no decision had been made.
Haley's argument, made
Monday in a speech to the
American Enterprise Insti-
tute, a conservative think
tank, was that the agreement
was inextricably bound to
other manifestations of Iran's
bad behavior, including its
development of missiles,
military adventurism and
backing for terrorism.
"The deal drew an artificial
line between the Iranian re-
gime's nuclear development
and the rest of its lawless
behavior," she said of the 2015
pact, which trades sanctions
relief for Iran for a rollback in
its nuclear program.
The Obama administra-
tion, which negotiated the
deal, said that by ending at
least for now the threat of
a nuclear Iran, the inter-
national community could
more easily confront Iran for
its rogue actions. The deal did
not impinge on sanctions on
Iran unrelated to its nuclear
activities, and President
Donald Trump has continued
to oppose them like his Oval
Office predecessor, Barack
Obama.
Haley outlined possible
scenarios for leaving the deal,
including one that involves
essentially deferring a deci-
sion to Congress, which un-
der U.S. law oversees Iranian
compliance with the deal.
Under U.S. law, she said,
"We must consider not just
the Iranian regime's techni-
cal violations of the JCPOA,"
referring to the Joint Com-
prehensive Plan for Action,
the deal's formal name, but
also its violation of U.N. reso-
lutions and Iran's history of
aggression.
"We must consider the
regime's repeated, demon-
strated hostility toward the
United States," Haley said.
"We must consider its history
of deception about its nuclear
program. We must consider
its ongoing development of
ballistic missile technology.
And we must consider the
day when the terms of the
JCPOA sunset. That's a day
when Iran's military may very
well already have the missile
technology to send a nuclear
warhead to the United States
- a technology that North Ko-
rea only recently developed.
In short, we must consider
the whole picture, not simply
whether Iran has exceeded
the JCPOA's limit on uranium
enrichment."
A frustration for Trump,
who wants to kill the deal, is
that U.N. inspectors continue
to confirm that Iran is abid-
ing by the deal. Trump's top
security advisers have coun-
seled against quitting the
deal, saying that would play
into Iran's efforts to make the
United States responsible for
any escalation in tensions.
If Trump refuses in Octo-
ber-the next deadline--to
certify compliance, she said,
"What happens next is signifi-
cantly in Congress's hands."
Trump's decertification
"would signal one or more of
the following three messages
to Congress," Haley said.
"Either the administration
believes Iran is in violation
of the deal; or the lifting of
sanctions against Iran is not
appropriate and proportional
to the regime's behavior; or
the lifting of sanctions is not
in the U.S. national security
interest."
In those circumstances,
she said, "Congress then has
60 days to consider whether to
reimpose sanctions on Iran."
Former Obama adminis-
tration Iran hands mocked
the speech, saying that how-
ever Trump frames abandon-
ment of the deal, the U.S. will
be blamed.
"No matter how convo-
luted this gets, the bottom
line will be that the U.S. will
be blamed for collapse," Ilan
Goldenberg, who worked on
Iran and Israel policy for
Obama, said on Twitter. "The
reality is that if this is the
tack Trump takes, he will be
killing the deal, but trying to
blame others."
Diego Schwartzman los-
es quarterfinal match at
US Open
(JTA)--Jewish Argen-
tine tennis player Diego
Schwartzman lost his quar-
terfinal match at the U.S
Open in straight sets.
Pablo Carreno Busta of
Spain defeated Schwartz-
man, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, on Tues-
day. Busta, the No. 12 seed,
had reached the quarter-
finals by defeating Denis
Shapovalov, a Canadian born
in Israel, in straight sets on
Sunday.
Schwartzman, who was
seeded 29th, had pulled two
upsets to qualify for his first
Grand Slam quarterfinals,
notably on Friday over the No.
5 seed, Marin Cilic of Croatia,
6-3, 6-3, 6-3. On Sunday he
upended 16th-seeded Lucas
Pouille of France 7-6 (3), 7-5,
2-6, 6-2, in the round of 32.
Schwartzman, 25, who
was raised in a Jewish family
in Buenos Aires, has steadily
risen in the rankings since
turning pro at 17. Between
2010 and 2012, he won nine
tournaments in the Interna-
tional Tennis Federation, the
sport's minor leagues. Hewon
his first ATP Tour title at the
Istanbul Open lastyear, upset-
ting the highly ranked Grigor
Dimitrov.
Public transportation on
Shabbat is not essential
need, Israeli government
tells Supreme Court
JERUSALEM (JTA)--Pub-
lic transportation on Shab-
bat is not an essential need,
Israel's government told the
Supreme Court in response
to a lawsuit.
Several liberal groups and
a Meretz party lawmaker,
Tamar Zandberg, filed the
lawsuit calling for public
transportation during the 25
hours of the Jewish Sabbath.
Buses and trains do not run in
Jewish-majority cities of Israel
on Friday night and Saturday
prior to sundown.
The State Prosecutor's Of-
rice said in its filing that in
response to certain requests,
public transportation is pro-
vided on certain lines that are
needed on Saturday.
The prohibition against
Permitting public bus lines to
run on Shabbat is "based on
the law directing the relevant
minister to take Israel's tradi-
tions into account as much as
possible when determining
vehicle traffic on Shabbat,"
the filing said, according
to Ynet. "Providing licenses
for driving on Saturdays,
for what few cases specified
in regulations, is therefore
irregular and is thusly done
sparingly."
Not having public trans-
portation on Shabbat is part
of the status quo agreement
reached between the haredi
Orthodox community and
David Ben-Gurion before the
formation of the state.
Palestinian security officer
charged with incitement over
Facebook posts
JERUSALEM (JTA)--Israel
has charged a senior member
of the Palestinian security
service with incitement after
he allegedly posted calls on
Facebook to carry out acts of
violence against Jews.
The posts also included
words of praise, admiration
and support for acts of ter-
rorism, the Israel Security
Agency, or Shin Bet, said in
a statement issued Tuesday.
They also featured photos of
Adolf Hitler and Nazi leader
Adolf Eichmann alongside
expressions of longing for men
like them.
Muhammad al-Sawiti, a
West Bank resident, was ar-
rested last month and indicted
Monday in a West Bank mili-
tary court.
"It should be emphasized
that online incitement, es-
pecially on social media,
inflames passions and is liable
to lead to acts of terrorism,"
the Israel Security Agency
said in the statement.
Jewish woman sues Den-
ny's for serving bacon in
her vegetarian omelet
(JTA)--A Jewish woman
has filed a lawsuit against a
Detroit-area Denny's restau-
rant for serving her bacon.
Angela Montgomery, 30, of
Sterling Heights, Michigan,
said she found bacon in the
vegetarian omelet served to
her last month at her neigh-
borhood Denny's.
The lawsuit says Montgom-
ery "is a practicing Jew whose
religion forbids the eating of
any pork product," according
to a report Monday in the
Detroit Free Press.
Montgomery says in the
lawsuit that the waitress and
manager apologized and said
it was a mistake since the ba-
con container was next to the
containers for vegetables in
the restaurant's kitchen. She
also said they offered her a new
omelet at no charge but that
her appetite had been ruined
by the knowledge that she had
eaten bacon.
Montgomery told the Free
Press that she was "poisoned"
by the restaurant.
"It's like the most vile,
disgusting creature on planet
Earth that's not supposed to
go in your body, and I ate iL
To me, that's a poisoning. I
was poisoned," she told the
newspaper.
The lawsuit was filed in
Wayne County Circuit Court
by Dearborn attorney Majed
Moughni, who also filed a
lawsuit in the same court last
month on behalf of a Yemeni-
American Muslim couple fron
Dearborn against a Kentuclq
Fried Chicken restaurant i~
Lincoln Park, Michigan, f¢r
putting bacon in their chicke
sandwiches.
Askar Abubaker, and hs
wife, Hasinah Saeed,
wears an Islamic face vei,
requested cheese as the
extra in their sandwiche.
They allege that the KFI
employees were looking
them and smiling when the
discovered the bacon.
KFC said it was the restt
of a miscommunication.
"At KFC we respect the
ligious beliefs of our guests
all faiths," a KFC spokesma
said. "We believe this lawsut
was filed as a result of a mi:-
communication between tl-e
guest and our team member'
The lawsuits allege breaa
of contract and negligert
representation, and seek mol-
etary damages for emotional
and physical distress fron
having eaten bacon.
Moughni also filed a lawsut
in May against Little Caesas
Pizza in Dearborn that adve'-
tised halal pepperoni pizzt,
which the attorney said h
his lawsuit was not halal ard
contained pork.
British couple plead
guilty to anti-Semitic at-
tack during wedding at
London synagogue
(JTA)--A British couple
pleaded guilty to assault in an
anti-Semitic attack outside a
London synagogue during a
wedding.
Ineta Winiarski, 33, and
her partner, Kasimiersz Win-
iarski, 62, from Hackney, a
borough of London, offered
their pleas Monday in Thames
Magistrates' Court to racially
aggravated assault and as-
sault, respectively, The Times
of London reported. They are
free on bail until they are
sentenced Tuesday.
On July 3, outside the Clap-
ton Common Synagogue Ke-
hal Yetev Lev in East London,
the couple pushed and struck
guests, and whipped them
with a dog leash, the prosecu-
tion told the court, according
to The Times. Ineta Winiarski
shouted anti-Semitic epithets
while striking the guests.
Magistrate Caroline Dillon
said she did not sentence the
couple immediately "because
we need to find out more about
your behavior before sentenc-
ing," the London-based Jew-
ish Chronicle reported.
Jewish pols in Illinois
clash over a running
mate's Israel stance
WASHINGTON (JTA)--A
Jewish congressman from
Illinois pulled his support
for a Jewish candidate in the
state's Democratic primary for
governor after the candidate
named a running mate who
has been harshly critical of
Israel.
"On August 31, I was sur-
prised to learn through press
reports that Senator Daniel
Biss had selected Chicago Al-
derman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
as his running mate," Rep.
Brad Schneider, D-Ill., said
in a Facebook entry posted
Saturday.
"I was immediately con-
cerned about some of Alder-
man Ramirez-Rosa's past
comments about the United
States support of our ally
Israel, and his affiliation with
a group that is an outspoken
supporter of the Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions
movement against Israel,"
he said. "Following conversa-
tions with Senator Biss and
Alderman Ramirez-Rosa, I
have informed the campaign
of the withdrawal of my sup-
port."
Ramirez-Rosa is affili-
ated with the Democratic
Socialists of America, which
last month passed a resolu-
tion supporting the Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions
movement against Israel.
A Bernie Sanders del-
egate to the Democratic
National Convention lastyear,
Ramirez-Rosa said at the time
that he hoped that Palestinian
issues would be addressed at
the convention.
"You know, for too long
the U.S. government has
subsidized the oppression of
the Palestinian people, and it's
time that that's stopped," he
told The Real News Network,
a progressive website. "And we
have seen a shift internation-
ally in favor of justice for the
Palestinian people. You know,
people stand with Israel, but
they also want to make sure
the Palestinian people have
[justice]."
Supporters of Biss, a
progressive state senator
who is running in a field
of nine for the nomination,
defended Ramirez-Rosa
and said his running mate
was personally opposed to
BDS. They noted that he
voted in favor of a 2015 law
that divested Chicago from
companies that were divest-
ing from Israel.
Schneider's 10th District
near Chicago has a substantial
Jewish populationwhich leans
more conservative than many
Jewish communities and has
swung back and forth between
Republicans and Democrats
in recent years. Before run-
ning for office, Schneider was
active in pro-Israel groups,
including the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee and
the American Jewish Com-
mittee. After Biss named
Ramirez-Rosa, Schneider
came under fire for backing
Biss from Jeremy Wynes, who
is mounting a challenge to
Schneider next year.
Biss, a mathematician, is
the son of noted violinists
Paul Biss and Miriam Fried,
and the brother of pianist
Jonathan Biss. There is at least
one other Jewish candidate in
the crowded Democratic field
for governor: J.B. Pritzker, a
venture capitalist.
Schneider in his statement
appeared to leave open the
possibility of re-endorsing
Biss.
"I remain hopeful that,
as Alderman Ramirez-Rosa
learns more about the impor-
tance of the US-Israel part-
nership to both our nations,
the unique challenges Israel
faces as the only democracy
in avery dangerous neighbor-
hood, and the commitment
of the vast majority of the
Israeli people to peace and
a two-state solution, he will
reconsider his positions," he
wrote.
Haredi Orthodox man
indicted in Israel for
death threats against
Reform leaders
JERUSALEM (JTA)--A
man from the haredi Ortho-
dox town of Bnei Brak was
indicted for making death
threats against leaders of the
Reform movement and van-
dalizing a Reform synagogue.
The man, whose name
has not been made public,
was arrested last month and
prosecutors asked that he be
held in custody until the end
of his trial. He was indicted
Monday on charges of extor-
tion, threats, vandalism and
intent to commit arson.
He allegedly also targeted
the left-wing Breaking the
Silence organization and
threatened well-known athe-
ists in Israel.
The incidents date back
to 2014.
In November 2016, hate
graffiti was painted on the
walls of the Kehilat Ra'anan
Reform synagogue in Raa-
nana and death threats left
in envelopes held down by a
knife addressed to prominent
Reform leaders were left at its
doorstep.
The phrase "The divine
presence will never leave the
Western Wall," was spray-
painted on the building, as
well biblical references "Ova-
dia 18 and 21," and "Psalms
139:21-22." The Ovadia cita-
tion deals with the destruc-
tion of Israel's enemies at
the hand of a vengeful God.
The Psalms citation states of
enemies of God, "I hate them
with utmost hatred; they have
become my enemies."
The letters were addressed
to Rabbi Rick Jacobs, presi-
dent of the Union for Reform
Judaism; Rabbi Gilad Kariv,
executive director of the Israel
Movement for Reform and
Progressive Judaism; andAnat
Hoffman, chair of Women of
the Wall and the head of the
Israel Religious Action Cen-
ter, the advocacy arm of the
Reform movement in Israel.
The threats came days after a
protest for egalitarian prayer
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