Posted on 03/01/2015 10:07:13 AM PST by Dave346
On NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, host Chuck Todd suggested it's possible Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial speech to Congress has backfired, though it doesn't take place until Tuesday.
"You know, I'm wondering if Prime Minister Netanyahu defeated himself here a little bit," Todd said. "Because the more he attacks the [Obama] administration on the deal, the more the administration wants to dig in."
Netanyahu's speech, made via an invitation by Republican House Speaker John Boehner without consulting the White House, is expected to be a criticism of White House negotiations with Iran over Tehran's nuclear development program. Netanyahu has said the negotiations are not sufficient enough in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, which Netanyahu believes would be an existential threat to Israel.
President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and several Democrats in Congress have said they will not attend the speech.
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman on "Meet the Press" said the best way to show that congressional support for Israel is bipartisan is for Democrats to show up, rather than protest, Netanyahu's speech.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., said on the show that she didn't want to be part of what she viewed was an attempt by GOP leadership to "divide" Congress and "stick it to the president."
Like the administration cares about whatever Netanyahu wants anyway.
Quoting Kristol ...
As it will be a moment of vindication for Zionism, the cause to which he and his family have dedicated their lives. In past episodes of Jews’ being consigned by the world to their fate, they were powerless to fight. And so the world (and not a few Jews) became accustomed to Jews’ playing the role of victim. On March 3, something remarkable and historic will happen. The prime minister of Israel, speaking on behalf of not only his country and millions of Jews, but on behalf of the West itself, will command the world’s attention as he declares his refusal to appease the enemies of Israel and the West. Both Jabotinsky and Churchill, both Ben-Gurion and Truman, would appre
Netanyahu’s Moment
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It might be interesting if Joe Biden stood behind the Israeli Prime Minister and started rubbing his shoulders, or the PM's wife's shoulders. I wonder how that would turn out...
NBC! America’s rainbow peecocks.
Leftist always know what’s best for non-leftists.
Jihad bootlickers always know what’s best for non-Jiha-bootlickers.
Did NBC cover the Obama threat to shoot down Israeli planes
to defend Israel?
No.
Did NBC ever vet Obama?
No.
Is Chuck Todd another NBC liar?
Who really thinks Zero would treat Israel differently undr a different leader? There prime motivation is still, and will rekain “Never Again.”
LOL
Too bad Miri Regev won’t be Israeli PM before Biden is confined to a home. She’d take him out.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/18/the-sarah-palin-of-israel.html
The lefties seem to be really apprehensive and agitated by the prospect of this speech, a bit scared even.
And a dem would never do anything motivated by partisanship, right Jan?
It’s “Creative Journalism.”
Liberal heads have already begun exploding.
More proof that the Left is in full cahoots with Islam.
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