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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Congress Against ‘Bad’ Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday against accepting a nuclear deal with Iran that would be a “countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare” by a country that “will always be an enemy of America.” “If the deal now being negotiated is accepted by Iran, that deal will not prevent…
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Fast Forward Quarter of Democrats To Boycott Benjamin Netanyahu Speech
Almost a quarter of Democratic U.S. lawmakers are expected to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as he escalates his campaign against President Barack Obama’s Iran diplomacy in a speech to Congress that has put unprecedented stress on the two leaders’ already strained ties. Although given the cold shoulder by the U.S. administration,…
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Fast Forward Wary Barack Obama Brands Benjamin Netanyahu Speech ‘Distraction’
(Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to escalate his campaign against U.S. President Barack Obama’s Iran diplomacy on Tuesday in a speech to Congress whose staging has put unprecedented stress on the two leaders’ already strained ties. Although cold-shouldered by the administration, Netanyahu has offered an olive branch, saying he meant no disrespect…
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Fast Forward 180 Ex-Israeli Officers Call on Benjamin Netanyahu To Scrap Speech
More than 180 Israeli former military and intelligence officials called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his speech to the U.S. Congress. An alliance calling itself Commanders for Israel’s Security made the announcement on Sunday, hours after Netanyahu left for Washington and two days before his controversial address. The alliance includes ex-officials from the…
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Opinion 4 Questions for Benjamin Netanyahu
Getty Images (JTA) — Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu: As American Jewish progressive Zionists, we are deeply worried about the threat that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to Israel. We know you would like pro-Israel Jews to publicly defend your positions on Iran and your plans to speak to Congress next week. But we need some…
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Fast Forward Americans Disapprove of Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Nearly half of American voters believe that Republican lawmakers should not have invited Israel’s prime minister to speak to Congress without first notifying President Barack Obama, a new poll found. Some 48 percent of voters told a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll that Obama should have been consulted. Some 30 percent said they believed the invitation…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Claims ‘Historic’ Mission To Scupper Iran Deal
(Reuters) — Defying U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Sunday to warn Congress about the risks of a possible nuclear deal with Iran in a speech that has imperiled ties between the two allies. Israel fears that Obama’s Iran diplomacy, with an end-of-March deadline for a framework acoord,…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Takes Iran Campaign to Western Wall
Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu took his campaign against a nuclear deal with Iran to Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall on Saturday, on the eve of his departure to Washington to address Congress on the issue. His rare pilgrimage to one of Judaism’s holiest sites was highly symbolic – and political – an apparent attempt by Netanyahu,…
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