Posted on 02/21/2015 6:20:09 AM PST by Kaslin
The Obama administration is taking measures to undercut Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States. Top officials, including Vice President Biden, are being sent away when the Israeli head of government delivers his address in March.
The friction between the Israel and the United States is looking more like a feud between the Soprano and Lupertazzi families (via Associated Press):
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. Congressional Republicans orchestrated Netanyahu's visit without consulting the White House or State Department, a move the Obama administration blasted as a break in diplomatic protocol. Some Democratic lawmakers say they will boycott the speech.
U.S. officials believe Netanyahu's trip to Washington is aimed primarily at derailing a nuclear deal with Iran, Obama's signature foreign policy objective.
The Obama White House remains incredibly angry that Speaker of the House, John Boehner, invited Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress without coordinating with them. Then again, this is the same administration that described Mr. Netanyahu as “chickens**t.” Some Democrats have stated they’re skipping the address on March 3.
Perhaps Obola will move up his plans for
a Concentration Camp for the US Congress?
Liberals hate Jews. Even liberal Jews hate Jews.
yep, probably will have his cia muslim head knock him off..
he will tell the violent blacks that its now or never, kill whitey and Jews...same reason arabs like Germans..
however did such a small man get elected to the highest office in the land?
To bad the sheeples have not figured out that the left is horribly anti-semitic. God knows, we know and the more that know the better the chance to change that and not elect anymore of them. But that won’t happen and the Republic will continue its slide into the abyss.
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That's undercutting Netanyahu?
Sounds to me like they're doing him more of a favor.
“Perhaps Obola will move up his plans for a Concentration Camp for the US Congress?”
That’s silly. Why would dear leader want to do anything to his most reliable supporters? Sure, there will be plenty of rhetoric flying about. But whenever push comes to shove, Congress will acquiesce to whatever dear leader wishes. This is just more kabuki theater.
anti-Semitic attitude raising its ugly head as a new holocaust is on the horizon
Assuming you are referring to American Jews, they are liberals first, Jews second.
“however did such a small man get elected to the highest office in the land?”
Easily. His views are supported by a plurality if not a majority of the population, his agenda is congruent with the policies of the uniparty, and he does have the ability to speak well with the aid of a teleprompter. No mystery as to why he was elected.
I’ll go further and note that his administration has been incredibly effective and profitable for the crony capitalists.
It’s for damn sure doing Netanyahu a favor if he is planning bringing his wife.
This reads more like a bunch of middle school girls on Facebook having a flame war over who is more popular.
“however did such a small man get elected to the highest office in the land?”
This nation has the leader it twice elected and thus deserves.
Yeah, there ya go bammy, nice moves.
Show the world what you really are.
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This speech will be broadcast to the world. It may be the most important speech so far in the 21st century. Netanyahu delivers a good one.
Faith has no DNA. That is one of the problems with any prejudice, guilt by association.
While I support Israel, having a foreign head of state address Congress with out the support of the US head of state is not a good precedent to set. That is not Congresses role.
If the Obama Administration had any credibility left beyond Dem party hacks and *some* in the media, their ploy might work. As it is, his (and their) credibility is diminished to nearly nothing.
If only there were one grown up in today’s White House. Alas, there are none.
I think of BHO himself as a petulant 11 year old, trying to get back at the big bad USA because his mommy threw his sorry arse on a plane and sent him off to granny to deal with. All this because Stanley Ann couldn’t keep her freakin’ legs crossed, then couldn’t bother to actually raise the spawn created.
..the 12 has a tantrum and Momma Jarrett has a wasp in her knickers and she slipped on her prayer rug.
Israeli Jews can’t stand them. I heard one say to an American Jew “ you can take that position because you don’t have to pickup the body parts of your friends and relatives.” she was in her twenties he was much older. Blasted him right between the eyes.
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