I think there was a reason why Obama and the Administration did it this time and they didn’t do it the time before (in a prior speech by Netanyahu as a Joint Session of Congress).
It’s because the opposition to Netanyahu in Israel, who hope to defeat him in the upcoming elections in Israel are using as a MAJOR TALKING POINT that Netanyahu is destroying the relationis with the USA.
SO ... in order to give the Israeli opposition “PROOF” of that, so they can DEFEAT Netanyahu ... the Obama Administration decided to “show everyone” how Netanyahu was destroying relations with the USA!
You see ... it’s all about the elections in Israel and giving the opposition in Israel the necessary ammunition to DEFEAT Netanyahu!
Oh, I don’t think there is any doubt about that.
I noticed a statement by some State department
apparachknick the other day about how they were
always willing to work with the PM, no matter
who he or SHE might be. Kinda told me where
they were coming from.