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Top White House envoy to visit Israel this month
i24 News ^ | February 03rd 2015 | Tal Shalev

Posted on 02/03/2015 9:39:12 AM PST by Wiz-Nerd

i24news has learned Philip Gordon will meet with top officials despite unprecedented Netanyahu-Obama tensions

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address Congress on Iran, raising tensions between Washington and Jerusalem to unprecedented levels, a senior White House advisor is expected to arrive in Israel, i24news has learned.

Philip Gordon, who has been serving for the past two years as a special assistant to the President and as White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf, is arriving in Israel on February 15 and will meet with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials.

His talks are expected to focus on the status of negotiations between Iran and world powers on the Iranian nuclear program, ahead of a March deadline for a draft agreement, as well as such topics as the Palestinian diplomatic offensive and its accession to the International Criminal Court.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: iran; irantalks; israel; israelelection; lebanon; netanyahu; obama; obamanetanyahu; philipgordon; terrorism; whenvoy; whitehouse
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1 posted on 02/03/2015 9:39:12 AM PST by Wiz-Nerd
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Gordon’s going there to issue more threats from Pharoah.


2 posted on 02/03/2015 9:49:49 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

I imagine he’ll be teaching classes in Israel on how to pull off voter fraud and get away with it.


3 posted on 02/03/2015 10:09:15 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Look! Snowflakes! We're all gonna die!)
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To: Timber Rattler

On the positive side, maybe Pharaoh is hedging his bets.


4 posted on 02/03/2015 10:09:39 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Timber Rattler

Exactly! -— More Threats.


5 posted on 02/03/2015 10:17:19 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Wiz-Nerd
John SKerry has a botox appointment as is unable to attend.
6 posted on 02/03/2015 10:25:45 AM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

A Manaschewitz summit?


7 posted on 02/03/2015 10:52:27 AM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Wiz-Nerd

He’s probably just an agent provocative.


8 posted on 02/03/2015 11:59:48 AM PST by captain_dave
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To: Timber Rattler

Oh my .. that’s exactly what I thought.

I wondered when Obama was going to stick his nose into this situation ..?? The moment I read about this “envoy”, I just knew this guy was going to meet with Netanyahu and tell Bibi .. if you say anything to embarrass the “Pharaoh”, we will no longer support you (as if they’re supporting Bibi now) .. or some such other nonsense.


9 posted on 02/03/2015 12:11:22 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: Wiz-Nerd

A meaningless visit done only for PR reasons. Jet fuel will make lots of CO2 for global warming and for no good reason. Is this clown going in a private jet? I would love to know.


10 posted on 02/03/2015 12:13:24 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

I know nothing about Gordon but if he represents O then the govt in Jerusalem knows that nothing he says can be trusted. Other govt’s around the world also realize this problem with the regime in WashDC today. This ( and O’s continuous promotion and funding of islamoNazi terrorist murderers ) makes serious war(s) very much more probable at anytime in the next two years.


11 posted on 02/03/2015 12:36:39 PM PST by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Is Gordon subcontracting for V-15?


12 posted on 02/03/2015 2:58:10 PM PST by upchuck (Entrenched incumbency is the disease. Fresh blood is the cure.)
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Private jet of course. Paid for with your involuntarily taken tax dollars. Did you really think a “special assistant to the President and White House coordinator for the blah, blah, blah” is going to fly commercial?

There will be limos, too. And luxurious hotel suites, etc.

Bear in mind this guy has an entourage that must be taken care of also.


13 posted on 02/03/2015 3:03:05 PM PST by upchuck (Entrenched incumbency is the disease. Fresh blood is the cure.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Same here. Know nothing about Gordon but since he works directly for Obama, he has got to be a sell-out of Israel.

Hmm. The last Gordon I know of from history and the Middle East/No. Africa had a really bad dervish of a time at some oasis called “Khartoum”.

Phil Gordon. Meet a real man, Netanyahu! Then look at who you bow to, and cry.


14 posted on 02/03/2015 3:18:34 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: upchuck

IKD, but the meddling this administration is doing in the Israel election is back firing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-obamas-offensive-against-netanyahu-backfires/2015/02/02/5f800ab2-aae1-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html


15 posted on 02/03/2015 4:30:44 PM PST by Wiz-Nerd
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To: upchuck

I agree


16 posted on 02/03/2015 4:40:48 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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17 posted on 02/03/2015 5:05:48 PM PST by SJackson (incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Flash Gordon or Lord George Gordon?


18 posted on 02/03/2015 10:15:12 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Big deal.


19 posted on 02/04/2015 3:55:56 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Philip Gordon -- so high level, he's only in the keywords for two other topics, both from 2008. Obama Campaign Plans Fundraisers in China and Obama's Inner Circle.
20 posted on 02/04/2015 10:49:50 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary men)
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