Posted on 02/20/2015 2:49:41 PM PST by Dave346
In what is becoming an increasingly nasty grudge match, the White House is mulling ways to undercut Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming trip to Washington and blunt his message that a potential nuclear deal with Iran is bad for Israel and the world.
There are limits. Administration officials have discarded the idea of President Barack Obama himself giving an Iran-related address to rebut the two speeches Netanyahu is to deliver during his early March visit. But other options remain on the table.
Among them: a presidential interview with a prominent journalist known for coverage of the rift between Obama and Netanyahu, multiple Sunday show television appearances by senior national security aides and a pointed snub of America’s leading pro-Israel lobby, which is holding its annual meeting while Netanyahu is in Washington, according to the officials.
The administration has already ruled out meetings between Netanyahu and Obama, saying it would be inappropriate for the two to meet so close to Israel’s March 17 elections. But the White House is now doubling down on a cold-shoulder strategy, including dispatching Cabinet members out of the country and sending a lower-ranking official than normal to represent the administration at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the officials said.
Vice President Joe Biden will be away, his absence behind Netanyahu conspicuous in coverage of the speech to Congress. Other options were described by officials, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss internal deliberations.
Netanyahu’s plan for a March 3 address to a joint meeting of Congress has further strained already tense ties between the U.S. and Israel.
“I think this is a bad agreement that is dangerous for the state of Israel, and not just for it,” Netanyahu said Thursday.
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It’s not grudge. 0 hates Israel and Jews.
I hope the people of Israel will be watching Obama’s best efforts. I cannot imagine anything more helpful to Netanyahu’s election chances than Obama making it clear that he wants Netanyahu to lose. Even liberals in Israel must by now recognize that Obama wants to see Israel nuked by Iran.
Going up against Bebe, Obama is not even up to the JV level, more like the freshman team.
this is not how a President acts.....a child maybe but not a President
I want to see Bibi speak, but could Obama revoke his entry visa denying him entry into the U.S.?
ALL members of Congress better show up for this speech, or they risk losing their seats. What excuse could there be for not showing up for Netanyahu’s speech?
Netanyahu needs to order the Mossad to release all the dirty laundry they have on Obama NOW , before he comes here and create a reverse firestorm that will leave the O-bots stunned and in damage recovery mode . I am sure they know plenty and we ALL need to know what they know . Let fly the dogs of truth .
This is Not Patriotic...America has always stood with Israel until this child became the White House Resident.
And Loves Islamofascists.
"I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse..." Genesis 12:3
By March 3 Obama will control everything plus the Internet ,so I think he’s going to pull the plug and all goes dark
note which of your Senators or Representatives will not attend and make mention of them here . Start a list .
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
This is pathetic - the United States of America is acting like a nasty grade school kid. If the stakes weren’t so dang high this might almost be funny.
What makes them think Boehner will keep the seat empty?
Orrin Hatch is President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Let him sit there to represent the Senate if Biden won't.
But it would be stupid to leave the seat empty.
-PJ
Too bad The Gaffer won’t be there. I was hoping to see his clown act in the background.
As a Koran-believing Muslim, he would.
Standard Leftist MO.
Determines desired leftist actions that the public will not accept, then wails and screams about some aspect of their opponents that justifies those leftist actions.
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