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On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 4:41:56 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > It would be prudent for both Boehner and McConnell to "postpone" their > "invite" to Prime Minister Netanahu..... > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 5:28 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Netanyahu's visit to address Congress wasn't cleared by White House In >> the latest in a series of nasty encounters, the White House said Wednesday >> that Netanyahu committed a faux paus by accepting the invitation without >> clearing the visit with the administration. >> BY Adam Edelman <http://www.nydailynews.com/authors?author=Adam+Edelman> >> , Dan Friedman <http://www.nydailynews.com/authors?author=Dan+Friedman> >> NEW YORK DAILY NEWS >> >> [image: POOL PHOTO] Gali Tibbon/AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin >> Netanyahu accepted an invitation from House Speaker John Boehner to address >> a joint session of Congress on Feb. 11 without notifying the President. >> Boehner didn’t notify the White House of the plan either. >> >> WASHINGTON — In what could be seen as thumbing their noses at a President >> struggling to maintain his relevance, House Speaker John Boehner invited >> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk to Congress — and he >> accepted — without telling the White House. >> >> In the latest in a series of nasty encounters, the White House said >> Wednesday that Netanyahu committed a faux paus by accepting the invitation >> without clearing the visit with the administration. >> >> “The typical protocol would suggest that the leader of a country would >> contact the leader of another country when he’s traveling there,” White >> House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Air Force One. >> >> “That certainly is how President Obama’s trips are planned when he >> travels overseas. This particular event seems to be a departure from that >> protocol.” >> >> Boehner said Wednesday he had asked Netanyahu to address a joint session >> of Congress on Feb. 11. >> [image: On the morning after President Obama's State of the Union >> speech, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, tells reporters that he has >> asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on >> dealing with terrorism but that he did not consult the White House on the >> invitation, Wednesday. From left are, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas, House >> Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise >> of La. and Boehner.] J. Scott Applewhite/AP On the morning after >> President Obama's State of the Union speech, House Speaker John Boehner of >> Ohio, tells reporters that he has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin >> Netanyahu to address Congress on dealing with terrorism but that he did not >> consult the White House on the invitation, Wednesday. From left are, Rep. >> Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., >> House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. and Boehner. >> >> The administration didn’t hear of Boehner’s invitation just before the >> speaker announced it at a press conference. >> >> Netanyahu by then had already accepted, House aides said. >> >> The snub marks the latest diplomatic spat between Obama and Netanyahu. >> Last year, a report quoting an anonymous Obama aide referring to the >> Israeli leader as “chickens---,” >> <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/chickens-t-obama-official-benjamin-netanyahu-article-1.1990982> >> >> sparked outrage, especially among U.S. lawmakers. >> >> By scheduling the speech, Boehner and Netanyahu reminded the President of >> his lame-duck status, a day after Obama used his State of the Union address >> to argue he’s still relevant. >> Boehner invites Israel's Netanyahu to address Congress >> Reuters >> >> “Congress can make this decision on its own,” Boehner said. “I don’t >> believe I’m poking anyone in the eye. There is a serious threat that exists >> in the world, and the President last night kind of papered over it.” >> >> Earnest denied the White House was annoyed. >> >> But he indicated the White House will ask Netanyahu not to urge U.S. >> sanctions that could upset nuclear talks with Iran. >> >> >> On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 4:24:04 PM UTC-6, plainolamerican wrote: >>> >>> Benjamin Netanyahu invitation threatens US support for Israel >>> >>> Geoff Dyer in Washington and John Reed in Jerusalem >>> [image: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu]©AFP >>> <http://www.ft.com/servicestools/terms/afp> >>> >>> Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu >>> >>> The invitation to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu >>> <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bab913f4-a18d-11e4-bd03-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3PURUTyQQ>to >>> >>> address the Republican-controlled US Congress on Iran is the latest sign of >>> partisan politics creeping into the relationship between the two countries. >>> >>> Mr Netanyahu said on Thursday that he had accepted the offer to speak to >>> a joint session of Congress on March 3 — an event that the Obama White >>> House was initially unaware of and which will take place just two weeks >>> before Israeli elections. >>> >>> For the Israeli leader, the speech offers a powerful pre-election >>> platform and a chance to influence the growing dispute between the White >>> House and Congress over nuclear diplomacy with Iran >>> <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/44d195d0-9d9b-11e4-8ea3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3PURUTyQQ>. >>> >>> But longer term, Israel risks losing the bipartisan sheen it has long >>> enjoyed in Washington. >>> >>> “Republicans seem to think there is political advantage in being seen to >>> be more pro-Israel than the Democrats,” said Natan Sachs, an Israeli >>> political scientist at the Brookings Institution think-tank in Washington >>> DC. “The question though is whether Israel starts to become more of a >>> partisan issue in the US.” >>> >>> The invitation to Mr Netanyahu was made public by House Speaker John >>> Boehner just hours after President Barack Obama threatened to veto new >>> Iran sanctions legislation >>> <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/70385cdc-74c3-11e4-a418-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3PURUTyQQ>, >>> >>> which Republican leaders want to put up for a vote, on the grounds that it >>> would jeopardise ongoing nuclear talks with Iran. >>> >>> Other foreign leaders have also weighed in on the issue. British prime >>> minister David Cameron warned against new sanctions during a visit to >>> Washington last week, while the foreign ministers of France, Germany, >>> Britain and the EU wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece on Thursday >>> that new sanctions legislation “would jeopardise our efforts at a critical >>> juncture”. >>> >>> However, the invitation for Mr Netanyahu to share his scepticism about >>> Iran nuclear diplomacy is part of a domestic power struggle. Since the >>> Republican victory in the November midterms, Mr Obama has tried to assert >>> his authority by issuing executive orders on matters such as immigration. >>> In return, Republican leaders are trying to exert influence over issues >>> usually dominated by the White House, most notably in foreign policy. >>> >>> Amid the ill-feeling between Mr Netanyahu and Mr Obama >>> <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92307cf4-4c8b-11e3-923d-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk>, >>> >>> the Israeli leader gave the impression during the 2012 US election that he >>> would much rather see the Republican Mitt Romney in the White House. >>> >>> The biggest risk for Mr Netanyahu in entering the US debate on Iran is >>> that if the nuclear diplomacy fails and the administration finds itself >>> facing increased pressure to take military action against Tehran, a >>> war-weary American public could blame Israel for drawing it into a new >>> Middle East conflict. >>> >>> In Israel, news of the invitation brought a parallel accusation that >>> Republicans were interfering in the March 17 election to support Mr >>> Netanyahu. >>> >>> Shelly Yachimovich, an MP with the centre-left Labor-Hatnua party, which >>> holds a slight lead over Mr Netanyahu’s Likud in opnion polls , said the >>> invitation was “co-ordinated” with the prime minister. >>> >>> “It’s a very brutal and unacceptable bypass of the president of the >>> United States,” Ms Yachimovich told Israeli radio. “And such a thing simply >>> damages us.” >>> >>> Amid the furore surrounding Mr Netanyahu’s planned speech, the Israeli >>> intelligence agency Mossad issued a rare public statement on Thursday >>> denying reports that it had also warned American senators against new >>> sanctions. >>> >>> John Kerry, the US secretary of state, said on Wednesday that an Israeli >>> intelligence official told visiting senators that new sanctions would be >>> equivalent to “throwing a grenade” into the talks with Iran. Mossad said >>> the grenade line had been used in a different context. >>> >>> “The head of the Mossad noted that in negotiating with Iran, it is >>> essential to present both carrots and sticks and that the latter are >>> currently lacking. The head of the Mossad noted further that in the absence >>> of strong pressure, the Iranians will make no meaningful compromises,” it >>> said. >>> >> >> >> On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 4:22:34 PM UTC-6, plainolamerican wrote: >>> >>> Benjamin Netanyahu invitation threatens US support for Israel >>> >>> Geoff Dyer in Washington and John Reed in Jerusalem >>> [image: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu]©AFP >>> <http://www.ft.com/servicestools/terms/afp> >>> >>> Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu >>> >>> The invitation to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu >>> <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bab913f4-a18d-11e4-bd03-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3PURUTyQQ>to >>> >>> address the Republican-controlled US Congress on Iran is the latest sign of >>> partisan politics creeping into the relationship between the two countries. >>> >>> Mr Netanyahu said on Thursday that he had accepted the offer to speak to >>> a joint session of Congress on March 3 — an event that the Obama White >>> House was initially unaware of and which will take place just two weeks >>> before Israeli elections. >>> >>> For the Israeli leader, the speech offers a powerful pre-election >>> platform and a chance to influence the growing dispute between the White >>> House and Congress over nuclear diplomacy with Iran >>> <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/44d195d0-9d9b-11e4-8ea3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3PURUTyQQ>. >>> >>> But longer term, Israel risks losing the bipartisan sheen it has long >>> enjoyed in Washington. >>> >>> “Republicans seem to think there is political advantage in being seen to >>> be more pro-Israel than the Democrats,” said Natan Sachs, an Israeli >>> political scientist at the Brookings Institution think-tank in Washington >>> DC. “The question though is whether Israel starts to become more of a >>> partisan issue in the US.” >>> >>> The invitation to Mr Netanyahu was made public by House Speaker John >>> Boehner just hours after President Barack Obama threatened to veto new >>> Iran sanctions legislation >>> <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/70385cdc-74c3-11e4-a418-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3PURUTyQQ>, >>> >>> which Republican leaders want to put up for a vote, on the grounds that it >>> would jeopardise ongoing nuclear talks with Iran. >>> >>> Other foreign leaders have also weighed in on the issue. British prime >>> minister David Cameron warned against new sanctions during a visit to >>> Washington last week, while the foreign ministers of France, Germany, >>> Britain and the EU wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece on Thursday >>> that new sanctions legislation “would jeopardise our efforts at a critical >>> juncture”. >>> >>> However, the invitation for Mr Netanyahu to share his scepticism about >>> Iran nuclear diplomacy is part of a domestic power struggle. Since the >>> Republican victory in the November midterms, Mr Obama has tried to assert >>> his authority by issuing executive orders on matters such as immigration. >>> In return, Republican leaders are trying to exert influence over issues >>> usually dominated by the White House, most notably in foreign policy. >>> >>> Amid the ill-feeling between Mr Netanyahu and Mr Obama >>> <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92307cf4-4c8b-11e3-923d-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk>, >>> >>> the Israeli leader gave the impression during the 2012 US election that he >>> would much rather see the Republican Mitt Romney in the White House. >>> >>> The biggest risk for Mr Netanyahu in entering the US debate on Iran is >>> that if the nuclear diplomacy fails and the administration finds itself >>> facing increased pressure to take military action against Tehran, a >>> war-weary American public could blame Israel for drawing it into a new >>> Middle East conflict. >>> >>> In Israel, news of the invitation brought a parallel accusation that >>> Republicans were interfering in the March 17 election to support Mr >>> Netanyahu. >>> >>> Shelly Yachimovich, an MP with the centre-left Labor-Hatnua party, which >>> holds a slight lead over Mr Netanyahu’s Likud in opnion polls , said the >>> invitation was “co-ordinated” with the prime minister. >>> >>> “It’s a very brutal and unacceptable bypass of the president of the >>> United States,” Ms Yachimovich told Israeli radio. “And such a thing simply >>> damages us.” >>> >>> Amid the furore surrounding Mr Netanyahu’s planned speech, the Israeli >>> intelligence agency Mossad issued a rare public statement on Thursday >>> denying reports that it had also warned American senators against new >>> sanctions. >>> >>> John Kerry, the US secretary of state, said on Wednesday that an Israeli >>> intelligence official told visiting senators that new sanctions would be >>> equivalent to “throwing a grenade” into the talks with Iran. Mossad said >>> the grenade line had been used in a different context. >>> >>> “The head of the Mossad noted that in negotiating with Iran, it is >>> essential to present both carrots and sticks and that the latter are >>> currently lacking. The head of the Mossad noted further that in the absence >>> of strong pressure, the Iranians will make no meaningful compromises,” it >>> said. >>> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. 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