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Obama won't meet with Netanyahu during controversial U.S. visit: Too close to Israel's elections
Yahoo! News ^ | January 22, 2015 | Olivier Knox

Posted on 01/22/2015 3:43:56 PM PST by 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....

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; israel; netanyahu; obama
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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...
1 posted on 01/22/2015 3:43:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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


2 posted on 01/22/2015 3:45:26 PM PST by alloysteel (Je suis Charlie)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Does anyone care what odumbo wants?


3 posted on 01/22/2015 3:45:37 PM PST by DaveA37
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4 posted on 01/22/2015 3:47:44 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anyone believe this other than his toadies in the press?


5 posted on 01/22/2015 3:48:17 PM PST by colorado tanker
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Even they don’t “believe” it, they just transcribe what they’re told to write.


6 posted on 01/22/2015 3:49:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

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


7 posted on 01/22/2015 3:49:27 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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"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.

8 posted on 01/22/2015 3:50:23 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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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.


9 posted on 01/22/2015 3:50:29 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: alloysteel

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


10 posted on 01/22/2015 3:50:40 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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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.


11 posted on 01/22/2015 3:51:14 PM PST by Bullish (He's just NOT presidential material.)
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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....


12 posted on 01/22/2015 3:51:56 PM PST by spokeshave (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
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He does everything possible to show other muslims he is on their side.


13 posted on 01/22/2015 3:55:25 PM PST by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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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.

14 posted on 01/22/2015 3:59:16 PM PST by keat
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The Saudi King's death will probably over shadow Bibi's speech at Congress.


15 posted on 01/22/2015 3:59:36 PM PST by potlatch ("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
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I’m betting Netanyahu, is scheduled in and out. Leaving no time for Obama on purpose.


16 posted on 01/22/2015 4:00:49 PM PST by Kakaze (I want The Republic back !)
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Prolly 0bama was never invited to meet with Bibi
Bibi contract rider prolly excludes meetings with the pResident and his lackeys.

Just sayin


17 posted on 01/22/2015 4:22:35 PM PST by Steven Tyler
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I think you’re both on the right track.


18 posted on 01/22/2015 4:47:55 PM PST by Dartman (Stephen Harper, PM for life? I'm okay with that.)
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Yeah! That's the ticket!

19 posted on 01/22/2015 4:48:57 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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20 posted on 01/22/2015 4:53:53 PM PST by Slyfox (To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
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