Dems give Israeli ambassador earful over Netanyahu speech

Associated Press ^ | Feb 4, 2015 2:45 PM EST | Donna Cassata and Charles Babington

[Olog-hai]

In a sometimes heated meeting with Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., several House Democrats expressed anger Wednesday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s acceptance of a Republican invitation to address Congress next month.

Some of the seven lawmakers—all of whom are Jewish and strong supporters of Israel—urged the prime minister to postpone the speech or hold it somewhere other than Congress, participants said. They told Ambassador Ron Dermer that Netanyahu was unwise to accept a GOP invitation that bypassed President Barack Obama, and to schedule the speech only two weeks before Netanyahu seeks another term in Israel’s elections.

The meeting’s purpose was “to try to defuse the optics” of the planned speech to Congress, and to return to substantive issues involving the two nations, said Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., who hosted the gathering in his House office. Some attendees suggested a different time or venue for a Netanyahu speech, Israel told reporters, but “we have a while to go before we have to address whether or not he’s coming.” …

[I want the USA back]

The dem party has aligned itself with Israel’s enemies, in other words our enemies.

[Migraine]

Does anyone else think beener and mcfruitcup will cave on this?

[Olog-hai]

Certainly not inconceivable. To say the least.

[virgil]

This is a democrat tempest in a teapot. It’s all phony blustering.

[SJackson]

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[eddiespaghetti]

Maybe Boehner just wants to show solidarity with the head of Israel, unlike these wimps, who SHOULD KNOW BETTER!

Maybe Obama is afraid that Netanyahu will demonstrate that not only do the Iranians NOT want good relations with the US, but that they have (or nearly have) missiles capable of hitting the US. That would shoot Obama’s policies to bits.

[VideoDoctor]

Dems give Israeli ambassador earful over Netanyahu speech

I guess when your power is slipping away all you can do is piss & moan.

[ClearCase_guy]

How about “Jews in Ethnicity Only”

Or "Jews Only in Ethnicity" -- You can call 'em JOEs.

[MrB]

That’s good...