美国犹太组织与奥巴马政府对伊朗的政策

American Jewish Organizations and the Obama Administration's Policy to Iran

美国犹太组织是影响美国中东政策的重要因素。由于认定伊朗发展核武器对以色列的安全构成威胁,以及担忧奥巴马政府改变对伊朗的政策,因此美国犹太组织在国会内外开展游说,促请国会议员提出制裁伊朗的法案。尽管奥巴马阐明美国对伊朗奉行的是"原则性接触"政策,但不得不在国会的强大压力下签署了《伊朗制裁、问责、撤资综合法》。这一法律的出台结束了奥巴马政府接触伊朗的尝试,制裁和遏制再度成为美国对伊政策的主流。

American Jewish organizations have long and strong influence on America's Middle East policy.Considering that Iran's nuclear plan would threaten Israel's national security and worrying that President Obama might change the policy to Iran,the Jewish organizations lobbied strenuously inside and outside the U.S.Congress,urging Congress people to submit sanctions bills to Iran.Although the Obama administration reaffirmed that the United States would pursue the principled engagement with Iran,Obama eventually signed The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,Accountability,and Divestment Act of 2010.The adoption of the law practically terminated the Obama's previous engagement attempt.Sanctions and containment once again become the dominating issues in the U.S.policy to Iran.