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U.S. NEWS A5
Tuesday 1 September 2015
White House offended by attacks on Jews who back Iran deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- that, I think, is always a White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the dai- with the best of the Jewish
dent Barack Obama said dangerous place to go.” ly news briefing at the White House. President Barack Obama tradition.”
people who attack Jews Obama didn’t mention said people who attack Jews who support the Iran nuclear deal Secretary of State John
who support the Iran nu- any specific critics or tar- are like African-Americans who differ with him on policy and Kerry, the chief U.S. dip-
clear deal are like African- gets by name. then conclude he’s “not black enough.” lomat in the negotiations
Americans who differ with Asked to whom the presi- with Iran, is to make a
him on policy and then dent was referring, White (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) speech in Philadelphia on
conclude he’s “not black House Press Secretary Josh Wednesday on the impor-
enough.” Earnest on Monday men- that the other person has not just consistent with fair tance of the agreement
Obama, in an interview tioned former Arkansas bad motives. That’s, I think, play; I think it’s consistent to U.S. national security,
with the Jewish newspa- Gov. Mike Huckabee’s State Department spokes-
per “Forward,” was asked charge that the nuclear man Mark Toner said Mon-
whether it hurt him person- deal was like “marching day.
ally when people say he’s the Israelis to the door of On a lighter note, Obama
anti-Semitic. the oven,” a reference was asked about his bagel
“Oh, of course,” Obama to the Holocaust. Earnest of choice.
said. “And there’s not a added: “It’s certainly not He described himself as
smidgeon of evidence for the only example of the “always a big poppy seed
it, other than the fact that kind of political rhetoric guy.” As for toppings, he
there have been times that certainly the president added: “lox and capers
when I’ve disagreed with and others find objection- OK, but generally just your
a particular Israeli govern- able.” basic schmear,” refer-
ment’s position on a par- Obama’s Treasury Secre- ring to a smear of cream
ticular issue.” tary Jacob Lew, who is Jew- cheese.
The president added, ish, was heckled this sum- The interview was con-
though, that he’s “prob- mer at a Jewish-themed ducted Friday, and re-
ably more offended when conference in New York leased Monday.q
I hear members of my ad- when he defended the
ministration who them- nuclear deal and spoke of
selves are Jewish being at- the administration’s sup-
tacked. You saw this histori- port for Israel.
cally sometimes in the Afri- Obama, in the “Forward”
can-American community, interview, said that while
where there’s a difference those who care about Is-
on policy and somebody rael have an obligation
starts talking about, ‘Well, to be honest about what
you’re not black enough,’ they think, “you don’t win
or ‘You’re selling out.’ And the debate by suggesting
Reckoning near for Kentucky clerk
resisting same-sex marriage ruling
CLAIRE GALOFARO send her to jail.
Associated Press Mat Staver, a lawyer rep-
MOREHEAD, Kentucky (AP) resenting Davis, said “she’s
— A court-imposed stay going to have to think and
has expired for a Kentucky pray about her decision
county clerk who defied a overnight.”
judge’s order to issue same- Davis stopped issuing mar-
sex marriage licenses. riage licenses after the U.S.
Unless the nation’s highest Supreme Court legalized
court intervenes on her be- gay marriage across the
half, nation. Four couples sued
Rowan County Clerk Kim her.
Davis on Tuesday will have A federal judge ordered
to choose whether to issue her to issue the licenses,
marriage licenses, defying and an appeals court up-
her Christian conviction, or held that decision. Her
continue defying a federal lawyers appealed to the
judge who could fine her or Supreme Court on Friday.q
