Posted on 02/25/2015 9:28:57 AM PST by Dave346
Tensions between Israel and the U.S. continue to rise over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming Congress address. President Barack Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice said Tuesday that the Israeli premier's March 3 speech is "destructive" to the relationship between the two countries.
Rice made the comments in an interview with Charlie Rose on PBS. The remarks came hours after Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Netanyahu over his opposition to the unfolding nuclear deal with Iran.
"The relationship between the U.S. and Israel has always been bipartisan and we have been fortunate that the politics have not been injected into this relationship," Rice said.
"What has happened over the last several weeks by virtue of the invitation that was issued by the speaker and the acceptance of it by Prime Minister Netanyahu two weeks before his elections is that on both sides there have been injected some degree of partisanship.
"It is not only unfortunate but it is also destructive of the fabric of the relationship. It has always been bipartisan and we want to keep it that way. When it becomes injected with politics that's a problem. We want the relationship to be strong regardless of which party may be in charge in each country."
Speaking at a congressional hearing on the U.S. State Department budget earlier Tuesday, Kerry slammed Netanyahu as well. The secretary of state said that "anybody running around right now jumping in to say, 'Well we don't like the deal,' or this or that, doesn't know what the deal is." Kerry added, "there is no deal yet, and I caution people to wait and see what these negotiations produce."
Kerry's criticism came shortly after Netanyahu again attacked the deal with Iran.
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May be destructive to their relationship with Commie Obama and Commie Rice, but the Netanyahu speech to Congress is one of the single most favorable events in Washington to occur in years. Instead of the constant dribble of lies by our Commie government, we get to hear the truth straight from Bibi’s mouth . . . how refreshing.
Speaking of “non-political” - is there any mention of the fact that Obama has sent a team of (US taxpayer funded) political operatives to Israel to campaign against Netanyahu?
These people are insane. THEY are the ones being destructive to US-Israel ties. They don’t even know what he plans to talk about.
“”The relationship between the U.S. and Israel has always been bipartisan .... Rice lied”
“And that video was TOO the reason, you mean ol meanies!! “
Interesting perspective from the mouth of a jihad enabler.
They always accuse others of what they are doing. And their disciples believe them.
Natanyahu: "Not at all. Our friendship is over."
(Apologies to the Odd Couple:
Bibi: "Not at all. Our friendship is over."
(Apologies to the Odd Couple).
The secretary of state said that “anybody running around right now jumping in to say, ‘Well we don’t like the deal,’ or this or that, doesn’t know what the deal is.”
Well, hell, that’s a huge part of the problem. Israel should know what the flipping deal is, moron.
Amen
I think the Obama Admin is going to Ban Netanyahu from entering the US
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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No Susie, it’s destructive to your boss’s anti-American and pro-Islamist agenda. Little difference there.
I call BS, everything ombummer and his kooks do is political, not bipartisan.
Why did Holder make such a huge thing of looking into the Trayvon Martin case - it was politics not law - they found nothing and knew they would find nothing.
2 years and counting, these radicals have got to go.
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