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Israeli election chief puts curbs on Netanyahu's speech to U.S. Congress
Reuters ^ | 2/16/15

Posted on 02/16/2015 7:53:35 AM PST by Enlightened1

The head of Israel's election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress in which he will warn of the threat from Iran's nuclear program.

The speech has caused controversy in Israel and the United States, where the Democrats and the White House are angry that the Republican speaker, John Boehner, invited Netanyahu to speak at a sensitive time in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and six big powers including Washington, and only two weeks before Israel's closely fought March 17 election.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; US: Ohio; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 5minutedelay; israel; israelelection; johnboehner; netanyahu; netanyahucongress; netanyahuspeech; ohio; speakerboehner; speakerjohnboehner; speech; uscongress; waronterror

1 posted on 02/16/2015 7:53:35 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Ah, c’mon-—it’s not like he is meeting with our esteemed LIAR in chief who has now excluded Israel from info on nuclear IRAN.


2 posted on 02/16/2015 7:57:18 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Enlightened1

Obama sent a bunch of Chicago thugs to Israel to undermine Netanyahu. Maybe they got to this guy with money.


3 posted on 02/16/2015 8:01:36 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Enlightened1

The left in Israel is just loving the demon’s fit throwing over BiBi coming to the US. Nothing is left out of politics anymore. No respect and no dignity - period.


4 posted on 02/16/2015 8:03:53 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Enlightened1

I have no doubt that Bibi can speak about the dangers of Iran without patting his own back. Could obama do it? No, but Bibi can.

And I really hope we can hear his speech, in full.


5 posted on 02/16/2015 8:04:01 AM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: freeangel
... our esteemed LIAR in chief who has now excluded Israel from info on nuclear IRAN.

America's best ally in the Middle East is Israel, and following Obama's path might trigger WW-III

6 posted on 02/16/2015 8:11:47 AM PST by OldNavyVet (http://sunsetridgemsbiology.wikispaces.com/file/view/Darwins+Ghost.pdf)
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To: Enlightened1

That GD Obama and his henchmen are pulling out all stops.

Evil incarnate.


7 posted on 02/16/2015 8:13:00 AM PST by shalom aleichem
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To: OldNavyVet

” Obama’s path might trigger WW-III “

No joke.


8 posted on 02/16/2015 8:14:46 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: OldNavyVet
might trigger WW-III

If not, he and his boss will be disappointed.

9 posted on 02/16/2015 8:27:16 AM PST by Ingtar (Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
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To: Enlightened1

Can you imagine the FEC having told president Obama he couldn’t say “I” during speeches back in 2012?

There would have been fits of rage.

Plus, I don’t think he is capable of complying with such an order...


10 posted on 02/16/2015 9:02:47 AM PST by BlueNgold (Have we crossed the line from Govt. in righteous fear of the People - to a People in fear of Govt??)
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To: Enlightened1
Following complaints from opposition parties, election chief Salim Joubran decided that Netanyahu's address should be broadcast with a five-minute delay in Israel, giving news editors time to cut any statements deemed partisan.

We in America will see and hear all of Bibi's speech, unlike the pResident and uncle joe {he'll be changing his depends} the black cauci, and many other demonRATs.

If Israeli's want to hear all of Bibi, they can just stream it over the net {unless net neutrality kicks in before Bibi comes here}.

11 posted on 02/16/2015 9:18:01 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: BlueNgold
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The headline is a bit misleading. Curbs are being put on the broadcast in Israel, a delay to allow beeping out partisan political statements. I doubt Bibi will be making a campaign speech.

12 posted on 02/16/2015 9:18:54 AM PST by SJackson (“ISIS is now going to regret this … because King Abdullah is not Barack Obama, Rep. Duncan Hunter)
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My point remains...

Imagine the FEC trying that with O


13 posted on 02/16/2015 9:38:11 AM PST by BlueNgold (Have we crossed the line from Govt. in righteous fear of the People - to a People in fear of Govt??)
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To: BlueNgold

You’re right, never happen.


14 posted on 02/16/2015 9:44:48 AM PST by SJackson (“ISIS is now going to regret this … because King Abdullah is not Barack Obama, Rep. Duncan Hunter)
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Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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15 posted on 02/16/2015 9:45:17 AM PST by SJackson (“ISIS is now going to regret this … because King Abdullah is not Barack Obama, Rep. Duncan Hunter)
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To: BlueNgold

Sorry, that comment was meant as clarification to my list, posted only to you in error.


16 posted on 02/16/2015 9:45:58 AM PST by SJackson (“ISIS is now going to regret this … because King Abdullah is not Barack Obama, Rep. Duncan Hunter)
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To: SJackson

No worries. It’s all a public discussion. No personal assignments made or assumed.

All the best.
BnG


17 posted on 02/16/2015 9:52:11 AM PST by BlueNgold (Have we crossed the line from Govt. in righteous fear of the People - to a People in fear of Govt??)
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To: SaraJohnson
The left in Israel is just loving the demon’s fit throwing over BiBi coming to the US.

Americans are fat, dumb, and secure enough to think the wolf is far from their doors. American liberal Jews feel secure enough to luxuriate in their leftist politics, and are unworried about world events. I think it's shortsighted, but I think I see that's the case.

What I find hard to believe is that Israeli leftists could feel similarly secure; that they could fight over the scraps of domestic Israeli political power while many millions of Arabs would be perfectly happy if their country was over-run in an orgy of blood. Have they no sense of self-preservation?

18 posted on 02/16/2015 9:52:23 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Have they no sense of self-preservation?


I think liberals are basically jealous, hate filled and stupid things. It blocks their ability to see the truth right in front of them.


19 posted on 02/16/2015 10:30:44 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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It blocks their ability to see the truth right in front of them.

Reminds my of John Galt's speech ....

"Truth is the recognition of reality; reason, man's only means of knowledge, is his only standard of truth."

20 posted on 02/17/2015 3:41:44 PM PST by OldNavyVet (http://sunsetridgemsbiology.wikispaces.com/file/view/Darwins+Ghost.pdf)
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