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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums“It’s going to get worse”: Democratic backlash against Netanyahu speech continues
With members threatening to boycott the Israeli PM's upcoming congressional address, a revolt is mountingLUKE BRINKER
Congressional Democrats continue to express indignation at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus forthcoming address to Congress, with many saying that they may well boycott the speech, despite entreaties from top Israeli officials.
Without the Obama administrations knowledge, House Speaker John Boehner last month invited Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on Irans nuclear ambitions. Netanyahu is scheduled to speak on March 3, two weeks before national elections in Israel and amid continuing international negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program. The White House argues that diplomacy must work its course, while the hawkish Netanyahu argues that even if diplomats reach a deal ahead of a June 30 deadline, Iran cant be trusted to adhere to any agreement.
Even some of the most staunchly pro-Israel Democrats are undecided on whether they will attend the speech. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said Wednesday that the speech violates all the protocol that has always existed. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest isnt saying if Vice President Joe Biden will attend the address; during speeches before joint sessions, the vice president typically sits behind the lectern, along with the speaker of the House. A spokesman for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that Pelosi fears casting a political apple of discord into the relationship is not the best way forward given the formidable challenges our two countries are facing together. Still, the spokesman said, Pelosi will attend if the speech occurs.
Seeking to stave off further rebellion, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein yesterday met with Democrats to address their concerns. But as Politico reports, a group of Jewish Democrats who met with Dermer yesterday voiced anger over the upcoming speech, and the meetings made little headway in squelching Democratic furor.
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“It’s going to get worse”: Democratic backlash against Netanyahu speech continues (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2015
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I'd prefer they attend...I'd be open to elected reps shouting down Netanyahu
HereSince1628
Feb 2015
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jwirr
(39,215 posts)1. Yeah for the Jewish congress persons. I knew it was going to be hard for them.
Kber
(5,043 posts)2. I've emailed my Democratic senators
and let them know that I'd prefer they not attend the speech. To pump up my bonafides, I mentioned that I'm Jewish, that I have family in Israel and that no one in my family is planning of voting for a war monger who, by actively undermining peace efforts is actively further separating Israel from the rest of the world.
This schmuck should not presume that he speaks for me.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)3. I'd prefer they attend...I'd be open to elected reps shouting down Netanyahu
and claiming he has lied. -IF- he does lie...
Well, you KNOW what I mean...something beyond that reality that ALL politicians lie at least a little whenever their lips move.