Senator Jesse Hamilton, Joined by Colleagues and Community Advocates, Leads Rally Against Iran Nuclear Deal

Diverse coalition of elected leaders and advocates join together in opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal

(Brooklyn, NY - August 27, 2015) Yesterday, NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton, NYS Assembly Member Dov Hikind, NYC Council Member David Greenfield, NYC Council Member Chaim Deutsch, and community advocates in called for NY Congress Members to Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal at a rally in Crown Heights. Kings County Politics reported, Hamilton, Greenfield & Hikind Pressure Clarke & Jeffries On Iran Accord. DNAinfo New York reported, Brooklyn Leaders Call for 'No' Votes on Iran Deal from Borough's Reps. COLLive reported, Crown Heights Rallies Against Iran. CrownHeights.info reported, Community Unites in Protest of Iran Deal. News12 Brooklyn reported, Protesters ask politicians to decide on Iran deal.

In addition, community residents Rabbi Jacob Goldstein, Cantor Shlomie Rabin, and Devorah Halberstam joined in urging members of Congress to vote "no" on the Iran nuclear deal. Rabbi Jacob Goldstein, Chaplain Colonel (Ret.) of the US Armed Forces, served 38 years in the military including five deployed combat missions. Devorah Halberstam is the mother of the late Ari Halberstam, who was killed in the terrorist shooting on the Brooklyn Bridge in 1994.

Senator Hamilton said, “Iran Nuclear Deal supporters focus on the early years. Well, what happens when Iran receives generous upfront sanctions relief? When tens of billions of dollars go to terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah or to groups who have plotted attacks in Buenos Aires, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Washington DC? And further down the line, this deal allows restrictions to phase out over time. I stand with my community in demanding a better deal: prevent sponsorship of terror, stop Iran menacing us and our allies, and don’t rely on trusting words from Iran to assure our security.” 

NYS Assembly Member Hikind said, “The deal with Iran, the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism, is extraordinarily naive and dangerous. Based on initial reports, this is a total capitulation. The only winner is Iran. The deal essentially paves Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon,”

Councilman Greenfield said, "I am proud of Senator Schumer and other members of New York's Congressional delegation for standing up for the Jewish community, Israel and America's security. My problem with the Iran deal is simple: it's a bad deal. It does not protect anyone. It is time that our Brooklyn representatives followed Schumer's lead and let Obama know that we can negotiate a better deal for America,"