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| Dems give Israeli ambassador earful over Netanyahu speech |
| 2015-02-05 |
| [Ynet] At least seven Jewish Democrats lambasted Israeli Ambassador Dermer over Netanyahu's scheduled Congress speech: 'Israel should never be used as a political football.' Israel's ambassador to the United States has gotten an earful from a half-dozen House Democrats angered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's acceptance of a Republican invitation to address Congress next month. Ron Dermer met privately with seven Jewish Democrats on Wednesday to discuss Netanyahu's plans for a March 3 speech on Iran, and some of the politicians urged the prime minister to postpone the speech or hold it somewhere other than Congress, participants said. They told Dermer that Netanyahu was unwise to accept a Republican invitation that bypassed President Barack Obama |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Pelosi previously suggested that the speech could potentially interfere with talks over Iran's nuclear program, saying "could send the wrong message in terms of giving diplomacy a chance." Anybody remember how long we have been 'giving diplomacy a chance'? 1938, perhaps? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2015-02-05 13:01 |
| #5 Netanyahu's poling numbers in Israel are up. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-02-05 12:06 |
| #4 "...Rep. Steve Israel, a Democrat who hosted the gathering in his House office." The Dems know it's good optics to have an "Israeli" around, even if in name only. |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp0036 2015-02-05 08:42 |
| #3 Net is welcome to speak before the representatives of the American people. Let the Nazi's heads explode. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-02-05 08:38 |
| #2 More beltway theater brought to you by Jooooos in name only. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-02-05 04:50 |
| #1 Except when you try to impose "Peace with Palestinians" on us? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-05 04:39 |