I’ve pointed out before (several times) that this “controversy” appears to have been staged, not because Ibama is concerned about the talks with Iran, or even what Neyanyahu has to say about it. Netanyahu has said the same thing about Iran for years and has said it at the United Nations, in the USA, from the White House, at AIPAC and in other places, plus in Israel, of course. There’s nothing new there. The White House has heard it all before.
The DIFERENCE now .., is that Neyanyahu has an election and there is significant opposition to him. SO ... they have constructed an artificial division for the purpose of supplying “political ammunition” to the opposition, about Netanyahu causing “division” between the USA and Israel. If there is “news” about all this division popping up, with Senators and Congressmen not attending, with government officials saying that Netanyahu is “politicizing” things ... the opposition uses this as EVIDENCE that Netanyahu is causing all this problem and we have to get rid of him.
The “evidence” is being created by the Obama Administration for use in the election in Israel.
The politics of this “controversy” could work both ways in the March 17 election, as far as I can tell.
Turns out democrats are worried about the American Jewish voters being split.
I think this is one of the strongest motivators for democrat behavior before Netanyahu’s speech and currently.