For the first meeting, the White House invited about 16 leaders of Jewish American organizations, including Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations; Robert Cohen, president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee; Allen I. Fagin, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union; and Abraham Foxman, national director of the
Anti-Defamation League.

Earnest said the meetings were “an opportunity for the president and members of his team to talk to these advocates for the Jewish community about what’s in the interim agreement with Iran.”