Obama won't meet with Netanyahu during controversial U.S. visit: Too close to Israel's elections

Yahoo! News ^ | January 22, 2015 | Olivier Knox

[2ndDivisionVet]

President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter's controversial March 3 visit to Washington, the White House announced Thursday, saying a meeting could be perceived as an attempt by the administration to influence Israel's March 17 elections.

"The president will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu because of the proximity to the Israeli election, which is just two weeks after his planned address to the U.S. Congress," National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in a emailed statement.

“As a matter of long-standing practice and principle, we do not see heads of state or candidates in close proximity to their elections, so as to avoid the appearance of influencing a democratic election in a foreign country," she said....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Letting terrorists loose, traded Taliban for a deserter, won't march with French against al Qaeda and now this? Anyone seeing a pattern here? Bet he goes to Saudi King Abdullah's funeral, though...

[alloysteel]

Too close to the Israeli elections? Now THAT is a fine rationalization....

[DaveA37]

Does anyone care what odumbo wants?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[colorado tanker]

Anyone believe this other than his toadies in the press?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Even they don’t “believe” it, they just transcribe what they’re told to write.

[Red in Blue PA]

The man in the most powerful position in the world is also probably the most insignificant and irrelevant person in the world.

[Rome2000]

"The president will not be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu because of the proximity to the Israeli election, which is just two weeks after his planned address to the U.S. Congress," National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in a emailed statement.

This muslim son of a whore Hussein and his flying monkey circus don't stop lying for a minute

Netanyahu should insist on a meeting.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I have never heard of this being a reason to avoid meeting a visiting head of state. I question if this is really some long standing policy. The media will run with it and not ask obvious follow up questions.

[PhiloBedo]

Probably a good thing...it’d hurt Bibi. Obola’s kiss of death. All the RATs avoided him like the plague in 2014.

[Bullish]

So, now Obama doesn’t want to do anything that might seem political, huh? Now that’s hilarious!

Everyone knows which side this stupid liar is on by now anyway.

[spokeshave]

Obama won't meet with Netanyahu during controversial U.S. visit: Too close to Israel's elections

Ha...didn't affect his support for Cousin Odinga....

[ryan71]

He does everything possible to show other muslims he is on their side.

[keat]

President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister ... saying a meeting could be perceived as an attempt by the administration to influence Israel's March 17 elections.

Thereby influencing Israel's March Elections.

[potlatch]

The Saudi King's death will probably over shadow Bibi's speech at Congress.

[Kakaze]

I’m betting Netanyahu, is scheduled in and out. Leaving no time for Obama on purpose.

[Steven Tyler]

Prolly 0bama was never invited to meet with Bibi
Bibi contract rider prolly excludes meetings with the pResident and his lackeys.

Just sayin

[Dartman]

I think you’re both on the right track.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Yeah! That's the ticket!

[Slyfox]