{"id":1217,"date":"2015-08-11T23:31:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T06:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramallahcafe.com\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2015-08-13T23:32:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T06:32:37","slug":"divine-inspiration-or-pure-politics-whats-behind-charles-schumers-opposition-to-obamas-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramallahcafe.com\/?p=1217","title":{"rendered":"Divine inspiration or pure politics: What\u2019s behind Charles Schumer\u2019s opposition to Obama\u2019s Iran deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ramallahcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Salon_website_logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1220\" alt=\"Salon_website_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/ramallahcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Salon_website_logo-300x67.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramallahcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Salon_website_logo-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/ramallahcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Salon_website_logo.png 491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Is the self-described guardian of Israel risking his leadership because he believes God speaks through him?<\/h2>\n<p>BY\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/writer\/sandy_tolan\/\">SANDY TOLAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout history, kings, sultans, popes and commanders in chief have claimed to hear the voice of God in matters of war and peace.<\/p>\n<p>From Pope Urban II\u2019s cry of \u201cDeus vult!\u201d (God wills it!) in launching the Crusades in 1095, to George W. Bush\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/pressoffice\/pressreleases\/stories\/2005\/10_october\/06\/bush.shtml\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/pressoffice\/pressreleases\/stories\/2005\/10_october\/06\/bush.shtml\">alleged claim<\/a>, in 2003, that God told him, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2005\/oct\/07\/iraq.usa\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2005\/oct\/07\/iraq.usa\">George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq<\/a>,\u201d history is replete with leaders who acted because they believed God spoke to them directly and told them what to do.<\/p>\n<p>Is a sense of divine responsibility at work in Sen. Charles Schumer\u2019s opposition to the Iran deal? \u00a0Is the senior senator from New York breaking with the Obama administration, risking his rise to the leadership of the Senate Democrats, in part because he believes God speaks through him?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/08\/11\/a_shomer_of_israel_in_the_senate_sen_schumer_divine_responsibility_the_iran_nuclear_deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/08\/11\/a_shomer_of_israel_in_the_senate_sen_schumer_divine_responsibility_the_iran_nuclear_deal\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read more or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sandy_Tolan\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sandy_Tolan\">join the #Iran\u00a0conversation<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the self-described guardian of Israel risking his leadership because he believes God speaks through him? BY\u00a0SANDY TOLAN Throughout history, kings, sultans, popes and commanders in chief have claimed to hear the voice of God in matters of war and peace. 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