Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disses game-playing Senate Democrats...

A few Senate democrats worried about re-election asked for a private meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He has declined to offer them that fig leaf. Durbin and Feinstein will now have to decide to boycott the speech or break with Obama and attend. Popcorn anyone?
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an invitation by Senate Democrats to meet during his visit to Washington next week, citing fears it might “compound the misperception of partisanship” surrounding the trip.
“I regret that the invitation to address the special join session of Congress has been perceived by some to be political or partisan,” reads the letter, obtained by The Jerusalem Post. “I can assure you that my sole intention in accepting it was to voice Israel’s grave concerns about a potential nuclear agreement nuclear agreement with Iran that could threaten the survival of my country.”
The letter was addressed to Senators Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who invited the prime minister to discuss his concerns in detail to Democrats in a closed-door environment, in addition to the address.
Netanyahu said he considers the speech an opportunity to address the representatives of the American people, and not one particularly political party.

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