Patricia Zengerle
By Patricia Zengerle
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Fast Forward Republicans Claim Benjamin Netanyahu Invitation ‘Bipartisan’ — Democrats Scoff
(Reuters) — When House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, jolted Washington this week by inviting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, his office said it had been done “on behalf of the bipartisan leadership.” In reality, it was among the most partisan moves so far by America’s newly Republican-controlled Congress. Fuming…
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Fast Forward Congressional Democrats Say Republicans Alone Invited Benjamin Netanyahu To Speak
Fuming Democrats accused Republicans on Thursday of breaking protocol by inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without consulting them, challenging Israel’s assertion that the invitation was extended by both U.S. political parties. Netanyahu’s government issued a statement on Thursday saying the invitation had been extended by the “two-party leadership” of Congress,…
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