Posted on 02/03/2015 6:58:05 PM PST by Dave346
Vice President Joe Biden won’t commit to attending Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress next month.
He’s not the only one.
Dozens of House Democrats are privately threatening to skip the March 3 address, according to lawmakers and aides, in in what’s become the lowest point of a relationship between the Israeli prime minister and President Barack Obama that’s never been good.
Democrats have had to balance publicly supporting Israel with backing Obama, who’s trying to close a deal with Iran to curb its nuclear programs over vehement opposition from Netanyahu, who has expressed concerns that the U.S. president is being naive. Negotiations are facing a deadline at the end of March for a political framework.
The speech was devised by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer to provide Netanyahu a prominent Washington platform to warn about the dangers of the proposed deal with Iran.
Ever since the uproar over the invitation first exploded two weeks ago, the Israelis have worked to try to quash any question of partisan maneuvering. On Tuesday, an Israeli official said they’re hoping the situation will be resolved by the time Netanyahu arrived in Washington.
“We appreciate the great bipartisan support for Israel in Congress and hope that members of Congress will be willing to listen to the prime minister on an issue which threatens America’s national security, and Israel’s very survival,” the official said.
Boehner’s office says he doesn’t plan to reschedule the speech, which had already been moved from Feb. 11 to March 3 so Netanyahu can attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference.
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Empty seats make for great opposition campaign video.
So they can advertise the FACT that they’re a bunch of anti-Semites?
Okay.
Let everyone see your true colors.
Maybe they can’t attend because they are already committed to attending a campaign rally for Bibi’s opponent.
Even better.
They can’t abide anything that might make their messiah look bad.
Wanna see me turn a RAT into a PIG ??? Oh, wait.....
How many Republicans said they were going to skip the SOTU speech... and did?!?
Again, the American Communists choose party over country.
The Commie Dems in the Senate just blocked the house passed bill on the funding for Homeland Security.
The GOP better take the gloves off—they are still being played.
Who attended the recent Muslim Brotherhood meeting in DC?
ISIS is Obama’s offspring. Why would he attend?
And Democrats denied God three times on national TV. Why would they attend?
This is almost Biblical.
Who needs them. It would make the speech even bigger news. Let them stay in the bar sipping zombies.
The Demmies are just exercising their right to freedom of religion and showing their support for the AntiChrist
I agree. It would make a very clear distinction for any Repub with the nerve to use it.
I hope they boycott it, and I hope Netanyahu and Boehner don't lose their nerve.
Dems can choose: make excuses & boycott the address with or without a pressie, or....get up & storm out as Netanyahu begins to speak, waving Pali flags & clenched fist salutes.
IMO, the CBC will do exactly the latter. Behaving like petulant children is already their specialty.
We’ll get to see who actually supports Israel!
No.
They've always been mad.
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