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Fox News Issues Rare Criticism of Netanyahu Over Congress Speech
Arutz Sheva ^ | 1/25/2015 | Elad Benari

Posted on 01/25/2015 7:26:51 AM PST by dontreadthis

Fox News on Friday aired a rare criticism of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, over his decision to accept an invitation from House speaker John Boehner to address Congress.

Fox News hosts Chris Wallace and Shepard Smith criticized the move, saying it would cause backlash in Israel and damage the relationship between the United States and Israel.

“I happened to be the White House on Wednesday when Boehner announced he invited and Netanyahu accepted this, and a top White House official was flabbergasted. Said, ‘We got no advance warning. We found out about it,’ them in the White House, ‘when Boehner announced it to the press,’” Wallace said.

“To make you get a sense of really how, forgive me, wicked this whole thing is: Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Israeli Ambassador to the United States for two hours on Tuesday, and Ron Dermer, the ambassador, according to the State Department, never mentioned the fact that Netanyahu was in negotiations, and finally agreed, to come to Washington, not to see the president but to go to Capitol Hill, speak to a joint session of Congress and criticize the president’s policies,” he continued.

“I have to say, I’m shocked,” Wallace added.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 114th; agitprop; chriswallace; foxnews; netanyahucongress; netanyahuvisit; obamanetanyahu; shepardsmith
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1 posted on 01/25/2015 7:26:52 AM PST by dontreadthis
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What would one expect from the liberal son of a rabid liberal Mike Wallace? He isn’t talented enough to earn a spot on MSM progressive media even with being a “legacy” so he settled for being a closet liberal masquerading as a so-called conservative on Fox. As for “Shep”.....go away homo.....we all know what you think.


2 posted on 01/25/2015 7:29:59 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: dontreadthis

Obama doesn’t behave like he is President so why should anyone else?


3 posted on 01/25/2015 7:30:07 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: dontreadthis

This entire discussion is based on the concept that the executive branch is the supreme power of our government and the legislative branch is secondary and should never act independently of the executive branch.

Somehow I missed that part when I read the constitution.

And screw Fox news.


4 posted on 01/25/2015 7:30:32 AM PST by Junk Silver
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To: dontreadthis

Amazing what that “minority” percentage ownership of Fox News by the house of Saud can control, isn’t it?


5 posted on 01/25/2015 7:30:37 AM PST by normbal (normbal. somewhere in socialist occupied America)
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To: dontreadthis

Eager to keep their access.

“I happened to be the White House on Wednesday...” (sic)


6 posted on 01/25/2015 7:31:44 AM PST by oblomov (White privilege: the contemporary left's way of saying "the Jews".)
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To: dontreadthis
Chris Wallace and Shepard Smith? Two of the biggest ars holes on Fox. I hope the Netanyahu delivery in the House will be a hard rebuke on the communists Democrats and kick King Obama in the ars. Please, let this real man tell the truth about the damage King Obama and his communists empire has done to the World.
7 posted on 01/25/2015 7:33:27 AM PST by Logical me
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To: dontreadthis

They really think this is a campaign issue. Should be, just as Iran’s tall shiney missile is a campaign issue for us. Our next President’s relationship to Israel is crucial to many conservatives and knowing a bit about God, it should be a priority in these days of tribulation.


8 posted on 01/25/2015 7:33:50 AM PST by huldah1776
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To: dontreadthis
Chris Wallace and Shep Smith are not FOX News.

Chris is a son-of-a-Mike-Wallace and Shep, well, let's just say Shep is......Shep.

Besides, The White Hut should be happy they actually learned about something happening on the world stage BEFORE it happened instead of after.

Obola usually doesn't know what's going on in the world until he hears about it on Nick at Nite News.

Or when he and Reggie click on Jimmy Kimmel after "festivities".

9 posted on 01/25/2015 7:34:19 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: dontreadthis

Even though Fox is a far cry better than MSNBC, CNN, and the old guard media CBS, ABC, NBC it is still a collection of people that see themselves as an extension of the power class and Washington Insiders so its not surprising that they participate in group think. Personally I must give kudus for Boehner making this move. It was a smart move and puts the White House in a very awkward bad place. The White house posturing about violating decorum is just laugh out loud funny from a President that breaks not just unwritten rules of decorum but real laws with this pen.


10 posted on 01/25/2015 7:34:32 AM PST by Maelstorm ("I would rather die standing than to live on my knees" Stephane Charbonnier cartoonist Charlie Hedbo)
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To: dontreadthis

Wallace and Shep, aside from being liberals, are just unhappy about being kept out of the loop. Like when the MSM demands to know the details of military operations ahead of time.


11 posted on 01/25/2015 7:35:48 AM PST by hlmencken3 (“I paid for an argument, but you’re just contradicting!”)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“Obama doesnt behave like he is President...”
That explains why he stopped a meeting with Bebe donstairs at the White House to “go upstairs to have dinner” with the family. Meanwhile downstairs, he waited a short time and left.

Obama treats Muslim Brotherhood visitors better. What have we let happen to the once strong USA we used to know?


12 posted on 01/25/2015 7:35:55 AM PST by Sasparilla (Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum)
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To: dontreadthis

The thought of Netanyahu “damaging the relationship between the US and Israel” - after all the Obama administration has done to solidify it! /s


13 posted on 01/25/2015 7:38:39 AM PST by Stosh
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To: Texas Eagle
“Shep, well, let's just say Shep is......”

The illegitimate son of Marty Feldman.

14 posted on 01/25/2015 7:38:47 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
"cause backlash in Israel and damage the relationship between the United States and Israel."

Uhmmmmmmmmm, just who is damaging relations with Israel? For how long? At what cost to the world? To prop up Iran?

Feh!

15 posted on 01/25/2015 7:39:23 AM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: dontreadthis

I saw it and was disappointed that no one bothered to mention Nancy Pelosi running off to Syria to bash the Bush administration.


16 posted on 01/25/2015 7:40:36 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: dontreadthis

Wallace & SHEP? If it were Megyn or Greta, maybe I’d pay attention, but not to these two Lefties.


17 posted on 01/25/2015 7:42:11 AM PST by Qiviut ( One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. ~W.E. Johns)
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To: dontreadthis

Fox is assuming the White House is being truthful.


18 posted on 01/25/2015 7:42:12 AM PST by MortMan (All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
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To: dontreadthis

The White House people called him a chickensh*t, and HE is the bad guy for not asking permission before agreeing to speak to Congress?

Wallace is a “tool”.


19 posted on 01/25/2015 7:44:50 AM PST by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: dontreadthis
Thank God Boehner is not showing his NE Pat's deflated balls again.

This is Real Push-Back, and I for one Love it!

All Push-Back will be immediately met with shrillness and caterwauling from rabid and closet commies.

20 posted on 01/25/2015 7:45:03 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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