Netanyahu turns down meeting with Senate Democrats

[Locutus]

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday turned down an invitation to meet privately with Senate Democrats next week during his visit to Washington, saying the session "could compound the misperception of partisanship" surrounding his trip.

Angering the White House and Democrats, Netanyahu accepted an invitation from Republican leaders to address a joint meeting of Congress on March 3 and speak about Iran. The GOP leaders did not consult with the Obama administration, which the White House called a breach of protocol.

Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Monday invited Netanyahu to meet in a closed-door session with Democrats during his visit. He declined the invitation on Tuesday and expressed regret about the politically fraught tone of his trip.

"I regret that the invitation to address the special joint session of Congress has been perceived by some to be political or partisan," Netanyahu wrote. "I can assure you that my sole intention in accepting it was to voice Israel's grave concerns about a potential nuclear agreement with Iran that could threaten the survival of my country."

Netanyahu said to meet with Democrats "at this time could compound the misperception of partisanship regarding my upcoming visit."

More than a half dozen House and Senate Democrats have said they will skip the speech, calling it an affront to President Barack Obama and the administration as they engage in high-level negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Vice President Joe Biden will be traveling and has no plans to attend the speech.

Obama has no plans to meet with Netanyahu, with the administration saying such a session would break with past practices of engaging with world leaders close to elections. Israel's elections are set for March 17.

Durbin said in a statement that he regretted that Netanyahu could not meet with the Democrats.

"We offered the Prime Minister an opportunity to balance the politically divisive invitation from Speaker (John) Boehner with a private meeting with Democrats who are committed to keeping the bipartisan support of Israel strong," Durbin said. "His refusal to meet is disappointing to those of us who have stood by Israel for decades."


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can't see what the problem is. :lol:

 

[petros]

" Netanyahu wrote. "I can assure you that my sole intention in accepting it was to voice Israel's grave concerns about a potential nuclear agreement with Iran that could threaten the survival of my country."

Maybe Iran should stop fighting ISholes in Iraq so they can focus on attacking ISrael side by side with the ISholes?

 

[B00Mer]

Way to go Netanyahu!! You are a God among Gods!!

 

[petros]

Even if he is a hardcore socialist?

Iran isn't a threat. It's bullsh-t to get international handouts to shore up his $40B yearly Socialist deficits.

 

[BaalsTears]

Bibi won't meet with terrorists like Congressional Democrats. What's the big deal?

 

[B00Mer]

“Gut Shabbos” Shabbat Shalom be peaceful wishing you Your Honor Netanyahu Shabbat Celebrations be prosperous well being to you all success in every step to your opponent. Amen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmDe6IsdMLg

What you would expect with a Muslim sympathizer as leader of the USA.

 

[tay]

Thanks to a White House that's willing to stand up to him, Benjamin Netanyahu is finally being exposed as a manipulative, chronic liar.


For starters there's this clip recorded surreptitiously in 2001 in which Netanyahu boasts of his prowess at twisting American legislators to do his bidding.




The Washington Post reports (link is external) how Netanyahu spoke freely of trashing the Oslo Accord (link is external)






www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrtuBas3Ipw&feature=player_embedded










It has also emerged that when Netanyahu appeared before the UN General Assembly in 2012 with his bomb graphic to claim that Iran was just weeks away from having the weapons grade material to make a bomb he was flat out lying and that his intelligence service, the Mossad, told him that Iran was years away and seemingly not pursuing a weapons programme.








But wait, there's more.


Here is Netanyahu in 2002, while he was briefly out of office, appearing before Congress to lie his *** off about Saddam and the non-existent nuclear weapons of mass destruction.




This is a guy whose most powerful talent is an astonishing ability to manipulate Western leaders with whatever lies he thinks will work and he's usually right. This guy is an unrepentant con artist, a true pathological liar.








www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpQdg4D78Jc&feature=player_embedded