Posted on 02/24/2015 8:21:59 AM PST by Dave346
Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog announced Tuesday he will not be traveling to the US to appear before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference, amid growing tensions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress on March 3.
"Netanyahu's spin about who is going to Washington must stop," Herzog told a gathering of foreign media in Israel. "My firm position against a nuclear Iran is known by every Israeli and American, including the US president, and I know how to voice it in a sharp, clear manner - from here, not from there."
Herzog added: "A few days ago, I told the AIPAC conference organizers that I was deeply sorry, but that I could not attend the conference at which I had been invited to deliver a speech. American Jewry is very important to me, but it is clear that replacing the Netanyahu government is just as important, and that is my primary mission these days. When I'm prime minister, I will travel anywhere in order to uphold the security interests of the citizens of the State of Israel."
Labor MK Shelly Yacimovich also criticized Netanyahu's planned visit Tuesday, urging him to cancel his speech before Congress.
"The situation in which Israel learns about an agreement that deals directly with Israel's security and the safety of its residents from foreign news agencies is a new and dangerous low in our relations with the US," she said. This was a "result of the rift Netanyahu caused due to his insistence on speaking before Congress," Yacimovich said, following recent reports about progress in the Iran nuclear talks.
"The question is not about who will go to Congress, but whether the visit to Congress should be made, and the answer is a resounding no," Yacimovich added. "The prime minister should be reminded that the reason for the trip is preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, not an election speech. The trip to Congress is an electioneering trip, for the purpose of a speech that will be broadcast in Israel."
"In his stubbornness," the MK added, "Netanyahu is causing irreversible damage to the country. He must remember that this isn't a reality show with Moshik Galamin, not an electioneering video or more material for an elections spin – but rather the future of the country."
Likud MK Miri Regev responded to the claims, saying: "The left-wing and Herzog should support and back the prime minister, and understand that the country's security is not a political issue, but rather is an existential issue for the State of Israel. I want to strengthen the prime minister for his activities and determination to highlight the dangers of a nuclear Iran."
MEAT PUPPETS
Leftists.
Can somebody explain to me what Herzog’s real agenda is here?
Saul Alinsky probably can.
As much as I detest Alinsky and his socialist BS, his tactics make sense to a certain degree.
Why Herzog what’s Israel to be nuked makes no sense to me.
Herzog needs some psychiatric care ... for being a self-hating Jew. That can’t be good for him ... LOL ...
“Leftists.”
Leftists with fleas!
Same as the “agenda” against God and His people throughout history...
Americans won’t even stand up for America. Why worry about Israelis or Americans who won’t stand up for Israel?
We are all on a suicide mission. It will end as we haved learned it will end.
He’s probably getting a nice payoff to stay home.
Herzog, Livni, Lapid, and the rest of the Israeli left seem to think Israel should always bow to the dictates of the US president, especially when he is hostile to Israel.
They seem to have prioritized protecting Zero, who they think is (or should be) the PM of Israel over winning the election.
Zero is incredibly unpopular in Israel and has been since he first took office, so by presenting a united front with him they know they are guaranteeing a Netanyahu victory.
That’s how I read the situation, anyway.
An interesting theory.
Almost hysterically frightened by free speech. How far they've come!
From the article.....
Herzog added: "A few days ago, I told the AIPAC conference organizers that I was deeply sorry, but that I could not attend the conference at which I had been invited to deliver a speech. American Jewry is very important to me, but it is clear that replacing the Netanyahu government is just as important, and that is my primary mission these days. When I'm prime minister, I will travel anywhere in order to uphold the security interests of the citizens of the State of Israel."
I think that ^^ pretty much sums up what his "real" agenda is. He wants to replace Bibi, as PM. Good luck with that!
But my point is, how does associating yourself with “I hate Israel” Obama serve that purpose?
Isaac Herzog has crossed a critical red line by refusing to speak before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Israel needs all the support it can get from pro-Israel Americans. So, if a leftist, pacifist Israeli leader boycotts AIPAC’s annual meeting because he so hates Netanyahu, the result will be that leftist, pacifist American Jews will be encouraged to not only stop contributing to Israel if Netanyahu wins next month’s election but to also increase their efforts to promote more anti-Israel boycotts, divestitures, and sanctions by American institutions.
The greatest existential threat to Israel is its own people. If Israeli voters re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu he will have to deal with an even greater degree of anti-Israel hatred from American Jews and other liberals, thanks to Isaac Herzog’s stirring the pot by boycotting AIPAC.
But if Isaac Herzog is elected prime minister instead, Israel will be doomed to divesting itself of at least the West Bank and possibly Jerusalem, not to mention tax increases that will send Israeli companies fleeing, as well as all the other economic problems that leftist regimes inevitably inflict on their people.
The Jewish people need to cure thrmselves of their self-hating suicidal (and really pathetic!) Quislings. ASAP. Before the Quislings cause all the Jews to be killed.
In the 1930s Labor “Zionists” collaborated with the British. They were the ones who spread the Deir Yassin lie, after the attack on the Altalena. Nothing new. Power is what is important, and if Jews have to die, so be it for the left.
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